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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-23-001495
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		232
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230412
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230412

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vale S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917851
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15030
		FILM NUMBER:		23816481

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			22250-145
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 21 3485-3900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			22250-145

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051108

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VALLEY OF THE RIO DOCE CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020129

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VALLEY OF THE DOCE RIVER CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950602
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    <td style="text-align: left; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 35.45pt"><b><a href="#a_020">14. Other financial assets and liabilities</a></b></td>
    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_020">32</a></td></tr>
  <tr style="font: 9pt Vale Sans; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom">
    <td style="text-align: left; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 35.45pt"><b><a href="#a_021">15. Investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures</a></b></td>
    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_021">34</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: left; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 35.45pt"><b><a href="#a_022">16. Acquisitions and divestitures</a></b></td>
    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_022">38</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: left; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 35.45pt"><b><a href="#a_023">17. Intangibles</a></b></td>
    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_023">44</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: left; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 35.45pt"><b><a href="#a_024">18. Property, plant, and equipment</a></b></td>
    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_024">45</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_025">47</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_026">49</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: left; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 35.45pt"><b><a href="#a_027">21. Financial assets and liabilities</a></b></td>
    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_027">59</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: left; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 35.45pt"><b><a href="#a_028">22. Participative shareholders&#146; debentures</a></b></td>
    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_028">61</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: left; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 35.45pt"><b><a href="#a_029">23. Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments</a></b></td>
    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_029">61</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_031">64</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_031">67</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_032">70</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_033">72</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_034">72</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_035">75</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_036">84</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_037">87</a></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0pt"><a href="#a_038">88</a></td></tr>
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<p style="font: 14pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"><span id="a_001"></span><b>Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">Vale&#160;S.A.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><b><i>Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial
Reporting</i></b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of financial position
of Vale S.A. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated income statement,
consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated
financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based
on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with International Financial
Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material
respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control
- Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial
statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility
is to express opinions on the Company's consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting
based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB)
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements
are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing
procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing
procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures
in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control
over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our
audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide
a reasonable basis for our opinions.<br />
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<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures
of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could
have a material effect on the financial statements.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting
may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk
that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><b><i>Critical Audit Matters</i></b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the
current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee
and that: (i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements; and (ii) involved our especially
challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the
consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate
opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt/97% Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><i>Provisions for de-characterization of the dam structures</i></p>

<p style="font: 10pt/97% Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">As described in Note&#160;26 (a) to the consolidated financial statements,
the Company&#146;s provision for de-characterization of all its tailings dams built under the upstream method, certain &#147;centerline
structures&#148; and dikes, located in Brazil was US$&#160;3,378 million as of December 31, 2022, and additions to the provision for
the year ended December 31, 2022 was US$ 72 million. The provisions recorded are based on the estimation of costs to be incurred for each
of the de-characterization projects that will last up to 13 years. Management applies significant judgment in developing the estimates
for de-characterization of the dams structures including (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical data available and
interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations; (ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; (iii) engineering methods and
solutions; (iv) security levels; (v) productivity of the equipment used; (vi) advances in geological studies and new hydrological information;
and (vii) discount rate update. In addition, as management has further disclosed, given the nature and uncertainties inherent in this
type of provision, the amounts recognized and disclosed will be reassessed by the Company at each reporting period and may be adjusted
significantly in future periods, as new facts and circumstances become known.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt/97% Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures
relating to the provisions for de-characterization of the dams structures is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment
by management, including the use of specialists, when developing the estimates of the total expected costs to carry out all de-characterization
projects related to the dams, which in turn led to (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures
and evaluating management&#146;s significant assumptions related to volume of the waste to be removed and engineering methods and solutions,
and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt/97% Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating
audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing
the effectiveness of controls relating to management's estimates of the provision for de-characterization of the dams structures. The
work of management&#146;s specialists was used in performing the procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of the engineering solutions
and significant assumptions used by management related to volume of the waste to be removed and engineering methods to execute this removal.
As a basis for using this work, the specialists&#146; qualifications were understood and the Company&#146;s relationship with these
specialists was assessed. The procedures performed also included evaluation of the methods and assumptions used by specialists and procedures
to assess whether these were consistent with internal and external references, as well as evidence available or obtained
in other areas of the audit. Additionally, these procedures included evaluating whether the assumptions related to volume of the waste
to be removed and engineering methods and solutions were reasonable considering the information available according to the engineering
phase of each project and the historic information gathered from the ongoing de-characterizations projects of the Company.</p>


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<p style="font: 10pt/97% Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">As described in Note&#160;28 to the consolidated financial statements,
the Company has recognized provisions for tax litigations in the amount of US$&#160;576 million as of December 31, 2022 and disclosed
contingent liabilities related to tax litigation in the amount of US$&#160;6,590 million, and US$ 3,659 million related to uncertain income
tax position under discussion with tax authorities, as described in Note 8 (e). The Company recognizes a provision for tax litigation
in the consolidated financial statements for the resolution of pending litigation when the Company has a present obligation as a result
of a past event and management determines that a loss is probable, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, with the support
of Company&#146;s specialists. No provision for tax litigation is recognized in the consolidated financial statements for unfavorable
outcomes when, after assessing the information available, (i) management concludes that it is not probable that a loss has been incurred
in any of the pending litigation; or (ii) management is unable to estimate the loss or range of loss for any of the pending matters. In
case of income tax pending litigations, management determines whether it is probable or not that taxation authorities will accept the
uncertain tax treatment. If management concludes it is not probable that taxation authorities will accept the uncertain tax treatment,
a provision for income tax is recognized. The Company also discloses the contingency in circumstances where management concludes: (i)
no loss is probable or reasonably estimable, but it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred; or (ii) in case of income tax
pending litigations, it is probable that the taxation authority will accept the uncertain tax treatment.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt/97% Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures
relating to tax litigation are a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgments by management when assessing the likelihood of
a loss being incurred and when determining whether a reasonable estimate of the loss or range of loss and possible outcomes for each tax
litigation claim can be made, which in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in evaluating management&#146;s
assessment of the loss contingencies associated with litigation claims; and (ii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with
specialized skill and knowledge.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt/97% Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating
audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing
the effectiveness of controls relating to management's evaluation of tax litigation claims, including controls over determining whether
a loss is probable and whether the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, or whether it is probable the taxation authority will not
accept the income tax pending litigation, as well as financial statement disclosures. These procedures also included, among others, obtaining
and evaluating the&#160;letters of audit inquiry with internal and external legal counsel, evaluating the reasonableness of management's
assessment regarding whether unfavorable outcomes is reasonably possible or probable and reasonably estimable and evaluating the sufficiency
of the Company's tax litigation contingencies disclosures. The work of Company&#146;s specialists was used in performing the procedures
to evaluate the reasonableness of the estimates related to the tax litigation claims. As a basis for using this work, the specialists'
qualifications and objectivity were understood, as well as the methods and assumptions used by them. The procedures also included an evaluation
of the specialists' findings. In addition, professionals with specialized skills and knowledge were used to assist in the evaluation of
the reasonableness of the estimate or range of loss and possible outcomes of the main tax litigation claims.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes Ltda.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">February 16, 2023</p>

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<p style="font: 22pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Management&#146;s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting</b></span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The management of Vale S.A (Vale) is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">Vale&#146;s internal control over financial reporting
is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The company&#146;s internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions
are recorded to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts
and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company&#146;s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">Because of its inherent limitations, internal control
over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, and that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">Vale&#146;s management has assessed the effectiveness
of the company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on the criteria established in Internal
Control &#150; Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based
on such assessment and criteria, Vale&#146;s management has concluded that the company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting
is effective as of December 31, 2022.</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">27</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">24</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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  <tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--CurrentDividendPayables_i02I_maCLEAHzBfY_zh7I2KCYIsYk">
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">30</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherCurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">493</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">16</span></td>
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    <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:LiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">355</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
  <tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_i01TI_pn6n6_mtCLzgTo_maLzoBO_zpHAGsE4zrD4">
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">27</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">24</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">26</span></td>
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  <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent_i02I_maNLzqqf_zPkCpaCpnPN5">
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Liabilities
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">25</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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  <tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDeferredIncomeIncludingNoncurrentContractLiabilities_i02I_maNLzqqf_zveYPpaeo6gh">
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"><span>&#160;</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1.5pt solid; background-color: white"><span>&#160;</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale S.A. (the &#147;Parent Company&#148;) is a public company
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produce stainless steel, electric vehicles and metal alloys employed in the production process of several products, (iii) copper, used
in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires, and (iv) platinum, gold, silver, and cobalt as by-products of nickel
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">These financial statements were authorized for issue by the
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and judgments</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The preparation of financial statements requires the
use of critical accounting estimates and Management also needs to exercise judgement in applying the Company&#146;s accounting policies.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company makes estimates
about the future based on assumptions. Accounting estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on management's experience
and knowledge, information available at the date of the financial statements and other factors, including expectations of future events
that are considered reasonable under the circumstances. Accounting estimates, by definition, will seldom equal the actual results.</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The areas involving significant
estimates or judgements or complexity, and of items which are more likely to be materially adjusted due to estimates and assumptions are
presented in the following notes:</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company has assumed commitments to integrate sustainability
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and establishing a social, economic and environmental legacy in the locations where Vale operates.</p>

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strategy or in the global scenario may affect the Company's main estimates and may result in material impacts on the income statement
and on assets and liabilities accounting balances of the Company in successive fiscal years.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The main actions taken or announced to date, which have
already resulted or will result in a direct impact on the Company's financial statements are described below. Other initiatives are detailed
in the Integrated Report, made available on the Company's website, which were not incorporated by reference.</p>

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&#176;F). The Company's strategy considers as main objectives: (i) 33% reduction by 2030 of the emissions released into the atmosphere
as a direct result of its operations ("scope 1") and of indirect emissions, from the electric energy acquired by the Company
(&#147;scope 2&#148;), already considering the increase in production levels projected for the upcoming years; (ii) 100% of electricity
consumption from renewable sources by 2030; (iii) 15% reduction by 2035 of indirect emissions not included in scope 2 (&#147;scope 3&#148;);
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use of biofuels and generation and use of renewable energy. The effective disbursements with these investments will be capitalized or
expensed, depending on its nature and function, in the period in which they are incurred.</span></td></tr></table>

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the Company has no longer coal operations (note 16a).</span></td></tr></table>

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Company's objective is to acquire minority stakes in startups that are focused on decarbonization initiatives within the mining process,
mining without waste, energy transition metals and other technologies.</span></td></tr></table>

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into three agreements with local authorities and customers to jointly study the development of industrial complexes in the United Arab
Emirates and Oman, to build plants for low-carbon products aimed at the steel industry. In addition, Vale also signed a memorandum of
understanding with the steelmaker Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH (&#147;SHS&#148;), to seek solutions focused on the carbon-neutral steel production
process, including the use of Vales green iron ore briquette. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.</span></td></tr></table>

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the Sol do Cerrado project, for construction of a solar energy plant located in Minas Gerais, the capacity will represent approximately
16% of the energy consumed by Vale in Brazil. The start of operation is expected for July 2023, it will contribute to Vale's renewable
energy commitments and reduction of carbon emissions. As at December 31, 2022, the Company invested US$197 (R$1,030 million) as property,
plant and equipment (note 18).</span></td></tr></table>

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an investment of US$6 in Boston Electrometallurgical Company (note 14) to acquire a minority interest and promote the development of a
technology focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the steel production.</span></td></tr></table>

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creation of the company Biomas, in which it will hold a 14.28% stake, together with Ita&#250; Unibanco, Marfrig, Rabobank, Santander
and Suzano. The Company will invest US$4 (R$20 million) to set up this company, which will carry out restoration, conservation and preservation
activities for 4 million hectares of forests in Brazil, in line with the forest protection strategy. Completion of the transaction is
subject to customary regulatory approvals.</span></td></tr></table>

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three Conservation Units managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. Together, these Biological Reserves help
to protect more than 62 thousand hectares of Atlantic Forest, in three Brazilian states. Additionally, Vale supported the development
of five agroforestry businesses that implemented productive recovery models in 5,125 hectares in a pilot phase, totaling, between 2020
and 2021, an area of more than 6 thousand hectares. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.</span></td></tr></table>

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magnetic iron ore concentration, which results in a completely dry process. In this transaction, Vale recorded an intangible asset related
to the development of this technology, which will be used in the Company's iron ore operations (note 17).</span></td></tr></table>

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use projects, after the decommissioning, is not required by law. However, the Company has been studying a governance to assess the future
use, considering its aptitudes, post-operational usage intention, socio-economic development of the community and the characteristics
of the physical and biotic environments in which Vale operates. &#160;Any future commitments, if assumed by Vale, may result in material
impact on the amount of the provision (note 26).</span></td></tr></table>
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as a preventive step, Vale considers social data on all people inserted in the self-rescue zones of its flood spots and carries out preventive
relocation or emergency evacuation of communities located in these zones when the dam emergency level rises. In 2022, the Company recorded
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payments until it operates certain assets in the State of Par&#225;. These expenses will be recorded in the period in which they occur.
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compensation programs with the business strategy and to the objective of making Vale a safer company. Since 2020, the Company has been
following new standards for remuneration of its key-personnel. For short-term compensation, at least 30% of performance targets are driven
by ESG metrics and directly related to safety, risk management and sustainability goals, and for long-term compensation target is at least
25% of targets performance should be based on ESG metrics (note 29).</span></td></tr></table>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation
of these financial statements have been included in the respective notes and are consistent for all years presented, except for the adoption
in 2021 of accounting policies to reflect new circumstances and transactions that occurred in that year: (i) the reclassification of cumulative
translation adjustments from partial disposals of investments in subsidiaries (note 15), and (ii) the share-based payment programs were
modified and, since then, treated as &#147;equity-settled&#148; (note 29).</p>

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have been published that are not mandatory for December 31, 2022, reporting periods or have not impacted these financial statements. The
Company did not early adopt any of these standards and does not expect them to have a material impact on the entity in future reporting
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Capital reduction in
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Sale of Midwestern System</b> -</span> In
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extreme market pricing volatility, with particular impact on the energy sector, industrial and agricultural supply chains, shipping, and
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capital investments. The calculation also considered the investments made on the coal operation (discontinued operation, note 16a), which
was US$38 for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: US$194).</td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_zeFaKyFtMwc3" title="Total" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">786</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">China</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zsnabrj76xVd" title="Intangible" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_ChinaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zduT3YxhnFLh" title="Property, plant and equipment" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_ChinaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">19</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zSasIyn6wufc" title="Total" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_ChinaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">20</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" title="Intangible" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_ChinaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" title="Property, plant and equipment" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_ChinaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">21</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" title="Total" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_ChinaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">23</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Oman</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zuiVj89rcFah" title="Property, plant and equipment" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OmanMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,263</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zILfJZI4VNd2" title="Total" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OmanMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,263</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_pn6n6" title="Property, plant and equipment" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OmanMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,337</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_pn6n6" title="Total" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OmanMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,337</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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</ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8A7_zlOexP2Cfrxi" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Mineral Resources Inspection
Fare ("TFRM") &#150;</b></span> In some Brazilian states, including Minas Gerais, Par&#225; and Mato Grosso do Sul, there
is a specific fare named TFRM, which is calculated based on production. TFRM expenses are presented as "Royalties" in these
financial statements. In March 2021, a State Law increased the TFRM rate in the State of Par&#225; from US$<span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20210331__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zrN1Tyy7F2b3" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon" contextRef="AsOf2021-03-31_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" unitRef="T">0.83</ix:nonFraction></span> to US$<span id="xdx_902_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20210331__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zwVJq3fLXtp4" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon" contextRef="AsOf2021-03-31_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" unitRef="T">2.51</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zazDVEqp0nrd" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" unitRef="T">4.37</ix:nonFraction></span> to
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Selling
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<td style="width: 0"></td><td style="width: 21.3pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><b><span id="a_014"></span>8.</b></span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><b><span id="xdx_826_zIwH3JXrRdol">Income taxes</span></b></span></td></tr></table>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Income
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">In Brazil, the Company has tax incentives to partially
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">In addition to these incentives, the income tax payable
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agency, Superintendence for the Development of the Amazon (&#147;SUDAM&#148;). This subsidy is expected to expire in 2023.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">As determined by the Brazilian law, the tax savings
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to 2012. This amount bears SELIC interest rate (Special System for Settlement and Custody) and will be paid in monthly installments until
October 2028. The impact of the SELIC over the liability is recorded under the Company&#146;s financial results.</p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">e) &#160; Uncertain tax positions (&#147;UTP&#148;)</p>


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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company is engaged in administrative and judicial
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social contribution on net income. The final determination is uncertain and depends on factors not controlled by the Company, such as
changes in case law and changes in tax laws and regulations. The Company is subject to the assessment of income tax by local tax authorities
in a range up to 10 years depending on jurisdiction where the Company operates.</p>

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  <td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%">Based on the assessment of its internal and external legal advisors, the Company believes that the tax treatment adopted for these matters
will be accepted in decisions of the higher courts on last instance.</td></tr>
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</ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8A6_zIzpo6yyYrkl" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Transfer pricing over the exportation
of ores to a foreign subsidiary - </b></span>The Company was assessed for the IRPJ and CSLL, for the years of 2015, 2016 and 2017 since
the tax agent has disregarded the intermediation cost and other adjustments used in the calculation of the transfer pricing over the exportation
of iron ore, pellets, nickel and copper to its foreign controlled company. The Company is challenging these assessments in the administrative
level and a decision is pending.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company maintains the method of calculating the transfer
price, as it considers it to be the most appropriate tax treatment for interpreting the rules in force and applicable to the subject and
is discussing the aforementioned charges at the administrative level.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The total amount in dispute is US$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zFwbusLEPtF8" title="Reduction of tax losses"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">829</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zcc80vQfJ2Vg" title="Reduction of tax losses"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">4,324</ix:nonFraction></span> million) as
at December 31, 2022 (US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_z91TPGSeFz57" title="Reduction of tax losses"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">669</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zVrZGs02S3Vj" title="Reduction of tax losses"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">3,732</ix:nonFraction></span> million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition, there was a reduction of the tax losses from 2015,
2016 and 2017, with the corresponding tax impact of US$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zLKlwNKYBAYa" title="Deferred tax liabilities"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:DeferredTaxLiability" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">361</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231_zjuvjUJ0AVhh" title="Deferred tax liabilities"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:DeferredTaxLiability" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">1,883</ix:nonFraction></span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zpkdVJsHOqN7" title="Deferred tax liabilities"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:DeferredTaxLiability" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">377</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231_z9M73b6nkJbb" title="Deferred tax liabilities"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:DeferredTaxLiability" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">1,883</ix:nonFraction></span> million)).
The amount involved for the 2018 to 2022 years, which are not in dispute, is US$2,592 (R$13,525 million) (2021: US$1,885 (R$10,519 million)).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Expenses of interest on capital
(&#147;JCP&#148;) - </b></span>In 2021, Vale received assessments for the collection of IRPJ, CSLL and fines, on the grounds that the
deduction of JCP was improper, referring to the base years of 2017 and 2018. The amount under discussion is US$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zkMxdPrTthZ9" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,154</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zF5dc4nNxgga" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">6,021</ix:nonFraction></span> million)
as at December 31, 2022 (US$<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zTgbbEeaNkac" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">981</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zworv385TSfe" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">5,477</ix:nonFraction></span> million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition, the tax effect of the potential reduction in
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defenses for these assessments and is awaiting a decision.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Proceeding related to income tax
paid abroad - </b></span>Vale received a tax assessment for the collection of US$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zBQhTT4sTwC4" title="Taxes paid"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:TaxesPaid" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">439</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zJzoqBrlN4e4" title="Taxes paid"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:TaxesPaid" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">2,288</ix:nonFraction></span> million) (2021: US$<span id="xdx_908_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zzPRcCWHVn8k" title="Taxes paid"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:TaxesPaid" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">399</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_z5jJ7YP9WIFc" title="Taxes paid"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:TaxesPaid" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">2,255</ix:nonFraction></span> million))
due to the disregard of taxes paid abroad that were offset by the IRPJ debt in 2016. Tax authorities allege the Company has failed to
comply with the applicable rules relating to the offset, in Brazil, of income taxes paid abroad. The Company had filed an administrative
appeal and a decision is pending.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Goodwill amortization - </b></span>The
Company received tax assessments for the collection of IRPJ and CSLL for the periods between 2013 and 2018, due to the deduction of goodwill
amortization expenses recorded in the acquisition of controlled companies, after its merger by the Company.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">One of the assessments is the goodwill generated in the privatization
of the Company and recorded by Valepar, merged into the Parent Company in 2017.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is discussing the charges at the administrative
level in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zlQN9rrdXOr9" title="Administrative amount"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:AdministrativeExpense" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">517</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zrGjLV8aahQ5" title="Administrative amount"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:AdministrativeExpense" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">2,698</ix:nonFraction></span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zuUnYPnChIA6" title="Administrative amount"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:AdministrativeExpense" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">305</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zATEjaV55807" title="Administrative amount"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:AdministrativeExpense" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">1,703</ix:nonFraction></span> million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition,
the tax effect of the potential reduction in the tax loss carryforward is US$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z2egcZGnq5n9" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:ReductionTaxLossCarryforward" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">61</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_z3vW8ochvGFe" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:ReductionTaxLossCarryforward" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">320</ix:nonFraction></span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_900_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zBUIVzJQ3lX4" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:ReductionTaxLossCarryforward" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">57</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_z9ZQB3gftBsl" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:ReductionTaxLossCarryforward" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">320</ix:nonFraction></span>
million)). The amount involved for the 2019 to 2022 years, which are not assessed, is US$<span id="xdx_902_ecustom--AmountAssessed_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zfmeDJslFiRd" title="Amount assessed"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:AmountAssessed" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">223</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$ <span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--AmountAssessed_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zoURWKD4Gqt5" title="Amount assessed"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:AmountAssessed" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">1,162</ix:nonFraction></span> million).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Payments to Renova Foundation
- </b></span>The Company deducts payments made to Funda&#231;&#227;o Renova arising from the obligation entered into the Transaction
and Conduct Adjustment Agreement (&#147;TTAC&#148;) and from its subsidiary liability in the agreement when Samarco does not make these
payments directly. Vale understands that the deduction of such expenses is adequate, since its liability is objective, arising from the
obligation entered into in the TTAC and its status as a shareholder.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company received a tax assessment notice for the collection
of IRPJ and CSLL alleging that the expenses incurred with Renova Foundation were improperly deducted from the computation of the Company&#146;s
income tax, as they understand that these expenses are supposedly not necessary for Vale's operational activities. The total amount assessed
is US$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zs0O9VqSdwi7" title="Tax assessment"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">24</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231_zxaYhByIBHh6" title="Tax assessment"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">126</ix:nonFraction></span> million) for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zUvPtgWCP726" title="Tax assessment"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">21</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231_zC5OzRB2TU0c" title="Tax assessment"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">115</ix:nonFraction></span> million)). In addition, the tax effect of the potential
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Deduction of CSLL in Brazil -
</b></span>In 2004, a definitive decision of the Superior Court of Justice (&#147;STJ&#148;) granted to the Company the right to deduct
the Social Contribution on Net Income (&#147;CSLL&#148;) from the taxable base of the corporate income tax (&#147;IRPJ&#148;). The
Federal Government filed a rescission action (&#147;a&#231;&#227;o rescis&#243;ria&#148;) in 2006, seeking to reverse the 2004
decision. In 2019, the Federal Court of Appeals (&#147;TRF&#148;) upheld the rescission action and, although the decision was not final,
the Company decided not to deduct the CSLL from the taxable income since then.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Meanwhile, the Federal Supreme Court (&#147;STF&#148;) is judging two extraordinary
appeals with impact to all taxpayers. These appeals are discussing how long a court decision related with a tax matter would remain valid
if the STF had subsequently issued a contrary decision. Due to the developments of this matter in the STF during 2023 and based on the
updated assessment of its legal advisors, the Company concluded that the tax treatment previously adopted will probably not be accepted
by the tax authority and, therefore, it recognized a liability in the amount of US$155 (R$813 million) as &#147;Taxes payable&#148;
for the year ended December 31, 2022.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"></p>



<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Gain related to incidence of IRPJ
and CSLL on SELIC rate in the repetition of undue payment - </b></span>In September 2021, the Federal Supreme Court (&#147;STF&#148;)
decided in a judgment with general repercussion, that the incidence of IRPJ and CSLL on amounts referring to the SELIC rate received as
a result of repetition of tax overpayment is unconstitutional. After the publication of the decision of the leading case judgment with
a conclusion favorable to the taxpayers, the Company recognized a gain of US$<span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedWhenControlInSubsidiaryIsLost_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieMember_z63JeFaN9eE1" title="Gains (losses) recognised when control of subsidiary is lost"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:GainsLossesRecognisedWhenControlInSubsidiaryIsLost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeNouvelleCaledonieMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">34</ix:nonFraction></span> in the income statement for the year ended December 31,
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>ICMS included in PIS and COFINS
computation tax base - </b></span>Vale discussed the issue of the exclusion of ICMS from the taxable basis of the contribution to PIS
and COFINS in two lawsuits filed before March 2017. One of the lawsuits includes the triggering events from March 2012 onwards and has
a favorable definitive decision. This lawsuit resulted in the recognition of a gain in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231_z8lmmJuOmI1" title="Gains on litigation settlements"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:GainsOnLitigationSettlements" contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">60</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uBRL_c20200101__20201231_zW8cmcjk6gP8" title="Gains on litigation settlements"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:GainsOnLitigationSettlements" contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">313</ix:nonFraction></span> million) in the income
statement for the year ended December 31, 2020. This amount was calculated based on the assumption that the ICMS to be excluded from the
taxable bases is the one paid. With the definition of the subject by the Federal Supreme Court in the leading case, with binding effects
to all taxpayers, which determined that the ICMS to be excluded is the one highlighted in the invoices, the Company recognized an additional
gain of US$26 (R$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--AdditionalGainRecognizedInLawsuitThatCoversTriggeringEvents_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zZWbAnY5OKh1" title="Additional gain"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:AdditionalGainRecognizedInLawsuitThatCoversTriggeringEvents" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">146</ix:nonFraction></span> million) for the year ended December 31, 2021.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The lawsuit that covers the triggering events that occurred
between December 2001 and February 2012, resulted in the recognition of a gain in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_z1VdT5s9qvz2" title="Gains on litigation settlements"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:GainsOnLitigationSettlements" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">145</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zloJ4lwAHuj1" title="Gains on litigation settlements"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:GainsOnLitigationSettlements" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">808</ix:nonFraction></span> million) for the year ended
December 31, 2021 due to the favorable decision obtained by the Company and in line with the judgment of the Federal Supreme Court in
the aforementioned leading case.</p>

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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">Accounting
policy</p>

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<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" escape="true" name="ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIncomeTaxExplanatory"><p id="xdx_84E_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIncomeTaxExplanatory_zX5ez8N42bia" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
Brazilian corporate tax law requires the taxation on the income generated from foreign subsidiaries and, therefore, income tax charge
is calculated using the tax rate enacted at the end of the reporting period in Brazil. The effects of the income tax calculation in the
consolidated financial statements are calculated by applying the differential between the Brazilian income tax rate and the local income
tax rate of each jurisdiction where the Company&#146;s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. </span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">Management
periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation
and it establishes provisions, where appropriate, on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities. The liabilities
related to uncertain tax positions are recorded only after determining, based on the position of its internal and external legal advisors,
a more-likely-than-not probability that the uncertain tax positions will withstand challenge, if any, from taxing authorities.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">Deferred
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as tax losses carryforward. However, deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill.
Deferred income tax is also not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than
a business combination that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are offset where there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and where the deferred
tax balances relate to the same taxation authority.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
deferred tax assets arising from tax losses and temporary differences are not recognized when it is not probable that future taxable profit
will be available against which temporary differences and/or tax losses can be utilized.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">Current
and deferred tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income
or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.</span></p>

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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Critical
accounting estimates and judgments</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: teal"><b>Deferred
income tax -</b></span> Significant judgements, estimates and assumptions are required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets
that are recognized based on the likely timing and future taxable profits. Deferred tax assets arising from tax losses carryforward and
temporary differences are recognized considering assumptions and projected cash flows. Deferred tax assets may be affected by factors
including, but not limited to: (i) internal assumptions on the projected taxable income, which are based on production and sales planning,
commodity prices, operational costs and planned capital costs; (ii) macroeconomic environment; and (iii) trade and tax scenarios.</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Provisionally priced commodities
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Therefore, the Company initially recognizes revenue based on a provisional invoice and the receivables of the provisionally priced products
are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss (note 20), with these changes in the value of the receivables recorded
in the Company's sales revenue.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company has transactions with certain suppliers, which
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cycle.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white; color: teal"><b>(a.i)
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white">The Company
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at their discretion, further investments on the concession network. Furthermore, there is a requirement for the Company to complete a
minimum percentage of certain investments by 2027. In these circumstances, discussions on the economic and financial rebalancing of the
contracts will be required and depending on the result of the physical inventory review and if new investments are demanded, the carrying
amount of grant payable may have a material impact in the future.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white; color: teal"><b>(a.ii)
Infrastructure investment</b></p>


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urban areas. The program will benefit 25 and 33 municipalities intercepted by EFC and EFVM, respectively. As at December 31, 2022, the
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use for construction of section II of the FIOL, which will connect the municipalities of Caetit&#233; and Barreiras, in Bahia, and other
miscellaneous commitments. In 2022, ANTT issued the definitive Discharge Term regarding the rails and sleepers acquired for FIOL, as established
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of the provision in the future.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white; color: teal"><b>(a.iii) Guarantee</b></p>

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as a condition for signing the contracts, the Company contracted a guarantee with coverage of US$180 as at December 31, 2021. These insurance
contracts guarantee compensation, up to the amount established in the policy, for any losses arising from non-compliance of the contractual
obligations assumed by Vale in the concession contracts.</p>

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to be made available for the granting authority; and (iv) other miscellaneous obligations and commitments that complement the early extension
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value of money, that is, a risk-free interest rate applicable to the economic environment in which the Company operates and with terms
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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">b) Summarized financial information</p>

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herein, which is prepared considering Vale&#146;s accounting policies and using the most recent financial information available adjusted
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z55T6lnb8UFd" title="Current liabilities" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">161</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zxU2NHiDJMeg" title="Current liabilities" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">491</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zAYp856n10e" title="Current liabilities" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_VliS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">810</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Non-current liabilities</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zmoLrIedrGK9" title="Non-current liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">282</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zXHjHQWTyuA7" title="Non-current liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z9mUlaEOjrY7" title="Non-current liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2,450</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zPrtHz6Dxpd3" title="Non-current liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_PelletizingMember" id="Fact003774" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zulBOBT5ZFn7" title="Non-current liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,219</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zEtya5LMoaS4" title="Non-current liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_VliS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2,153</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Total liabilities</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zg188Fne2cae" title="Total liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:Liabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">443</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zvE6izd8s9d7" title="Total liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:Liabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z64mMEELeFwb" title="Total liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:Liabilities" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2,941</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" title="Current liabilities" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">46</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" title="Non-current liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">223</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zLZyukwOdqFf" title="Non-current liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2,545</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" title="Total liabilities" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:Liabilities" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">269</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>-</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><b>% Voting capital</b></span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><b>% Noncontrolling interest</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Direct and indirect subsidiaries</b></span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Companhia Portu&#225;ria da Ba&#237;a de Sepetiba</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Iron ore</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_zVg4wqMwcdQc" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_zj100OtCPSqc" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_zFVnYwFZObKl" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">0.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Minera&#231;&#245;es Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. (&#147;MBR&#148;)</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Iron ore</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zCHtIudPzRR8" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zwN6zo2p6j3d" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zWOt60Edkfwf" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">0.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Salobo Metais S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Copper</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zF4pMKzNVFP9" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_z9XieEbLQ8Fa" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zshUODdLjKZk" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">0.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">PT Vale Indonesia</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Indonesia</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Nickel</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zXnvvZSCQXo5" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_PTValeIndonesiaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">44.3</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zPbAJ3Us7KSg" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_PTValeIndonesiaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">44.3</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zcXoljZlshm9" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_PTValeIndonesiaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">55.7</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Holdings B.V.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Netherlands</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Holding and research</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zzUwphVnfrm2" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeHoldingsBVMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zWeuIa3p6dPe" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeHoldingsBVMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_znIZnCHCA0Ea" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeHoldingsBVMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">0.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Canada Limited</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Canada</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Nickel</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_ztcdfi8SYbBa" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeCanadaLimitedMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_z65Z7KpkAga7" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeCanadaLimitedMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">100.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_zfAJKYSA8hd7" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeCanadaLimitedMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">0.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale International S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Switzerland</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Trading and holding</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Samarco Minera&#231;&#227;o S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_zgIesCcfxzi6" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_SamarcoMineracaoSAMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" unitRef="Pure">50.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Companhia Sider&#250;rgica do Pec&#233;m</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Steel industry</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zYjPbroOkVs3" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">50.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zfy5sINIIy0g" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">50.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zJlIPjHRuOx8" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">50.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Minera&#231;&#227;o Rio do Norte S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Bauxite</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_zB0easxQG0o2" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">40.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_zpLsx6HC3MEe" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">40.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_zLSmAqMkVv8f" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">60.0</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">MRS Log&#237;stica S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Logistics</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_z8sE5TGXkDB4" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MRSLogisticaSAMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">48.2</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_za1rWf1TpOx6" title="% Voting capital"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MRSLogisticaSAMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">47.1</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_zQXs5rIoR3Q1" title="% Noncontrolling interest"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MRSLogisticaSAMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">51.8</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">VLI S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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policy</b></p>

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&#150; </b></span>The Company consolidates all entities over which it has control, that is, when: (i) the Company is exposed or has rights
over variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and (ii) has the ability to direct the investee&#146;s significant activities.
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is acquired by the Company. Consolidation is interrupted from the date
on which the Company ceases to have control over the investee.</p>

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interests (&#147;NCI&#148;). The Company treats transactions with noncontrolling interests as transactions with the Company&#146;s
shareholders. For purchases or disposals of non-controlling interests, the difference between the consideration paid and the book value
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interests&#148;.</p>

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will be reclassified to profit or loss, when appropriate. Dilution gains and losses, incurred on interests in associates, are recognized
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or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations of each investor.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The joint operations are recorded
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Interests in joint ventures are
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goodwill identified in the acquisition, net of any impairment loss. The Company interest in the profits or losses of its joint ventures
is recognized in the income statement and participation in the changes in reserves is recognized in the Company's reserves. When the Company&#146;s
interest in the losses of an associate or joint venture is equal to or greater than the carrying amount of the investment, including any
other receivables, the Company does not recognize additional losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of
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value of the investment through the reduction of the investee's capital, even if the investor&#146;s percentage of ownership interest
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Thus, the Company has determined
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

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which was a company controlled by Vale, that had a non-controlling interest held by Mitsui &amp; Co. Ltd. (&#147;Mitsui&#148;). Coal
products are transported from the Moatize mine to the maritime terminal by the Nacala Logistics Corridor (&#147;NLC&#148;), which was
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to carry out the corporate reorganization through the acquisition of the interests held by Mitsui in these assets, which, upon completion,
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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify">Acquisition of non-controlling interest in
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

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Mo&#231;ambique for an immaterial consideration, which resulted in a loss of US$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zaabwfSdaOHh" title="Loss due to negative reserves"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination" contextRef="From2021-06-012021-06-22_custom_ValeMocambiqueMember_ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">331</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination_pn6n6_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember_z9DDnaMXKIqb" title="Loss due to negative reserves"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination" contextRef="From2021-06-012021-06-22_custom_ValeMocambiqueMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,666</ix:nonFraction></span> million) due to the negative reserves of
Vale Mo&#231;ambique at the conclusion of the transaction. This transaction with non-controlling interests was recognized in the equity
as &#147;Acquisition and disposal of non-controlling interest&#148;. After the acquisition of the interests previously held by Mitsui,
the Company holds <span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zrMTdZ1wEty1" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" contextRef="From2021-06-012021-06-22_custom_ValeMocambiqueMember_ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">95</ix:nonFraction></span>% of the share capital of Vale Mo&#231;ambique and the remaining interest is held by the government of Mozambique.</span></p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify">Business combinations &#150; NLC</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company also concluded
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(&#147;Project Finance&#148;), satisfying all conditions for acquiring the additional <span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired_iI_pid_dp_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zBUoINgMSYN4" title="Percentage of voting interest acquired"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired" contextRef="AsOf2021-06-22_custom_NacalaCorridorHoldingMember_ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">50</ix:nonFraction></span>% held by Mitsui. Therefore, the Company started
consolidating the NLC&#146;s assets and liabilities on its balance sheet. </span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">Following the closing, the
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NLC, presented as &#147;Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net&#148; in the loss of discontinued operations for the year
ended December 31, 2021. The loss recognized was due to the decrease in the long-term price assumption for both metallurgical and thermal
coal as well as the reduction in the expected production to reflect the operational challenges to reach the ramp-up of the coal business.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The fair values of identifiable
assets acquired, and liabilities assumed as a result of the NLC&#146;s acquisition were as follows:</span></p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(<ix:nonFraction name="vale:LiabilitiesRecognizedAsOfAcquisitionDate" contextRef="AsOf2022-06-22_custom_NacalaCorridorHoldingMember_ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">158</ix:nonFraction>)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(<ix:nonFraction name="vale:LossOnPreExistingRelationships" contextRef="AsOf2022-06-22_custom_NacalaCorridorHoldingMember_ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" sign="-" unitRef="USD">771</ix:nonFraction>)</span></td></tr>
  <tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred_iTI_pn6n6_mtAFVOTz87I_zexzs0jZRaIa">
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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negotiations that were underway at the time, resulted in the decision to provision in full the book value of these assets, mainly due
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iron ore, manganese and logistics assets in the Centro-Oeste System, through equity interests in Minera&#231;&#227;o Corumbaense Reunida
S.A., Minera&#231;&#227;o Mato Grosso S.A., International Iron Company, Inc. and Transbarge Navegaci&#243;n S.A.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The carrying amount of those assets were fully impaired in
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business model for the Midwestern System.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">However, these offers received during the sale process of the
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In July 2022, the Company completed the transaction and received
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>c)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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shareholders of CSP signed a binding agreement with ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A. (&#147;ArcelorMittal&#148;) for the sale of CSP for approximately
US$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--ArcelorMittalMember__ifrs-full--NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_z4UW06RGECc1" title="Gains on Disposals of Equity Method Investments including Cumulative Translation Adjustments"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember_custom_ArcelorMittalMember_custom_DisposalOfJointVentureMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2,200</ix:nonFraction></span>. The completion of the transaction will be used in full on the prepayment of CSP&#146;s outstanding net debt of approximately
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expect any material impact at closing, which is expected to occur in the first quarter 2023, subject to customary regulatory approvals.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; color: teal"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><b>e)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Operations in Minas Gerais -</b></span>
In January 2022, the Company completed the sale of its ferroalloys operations in Barbacena and Ouro Preto and its manganese mining operations
at Morro da Mina, in the state of Minas Gerais, to VDL Group (&#147;VDL&#148;) for a total consideration of US$<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zMGK3a5pwuTg" title="Cash transferred"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CashTransferred" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_FerroalloysMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">40</ix:nonFraction></span>. As the Company had
already adjusted the net assets to the fair value less cost of disposal, the closing did not result in an additional impact on the income
statement for 2022 (2021: impairment of US$<span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zmKiWp1FC9zg" title="Cash transferred"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CashTransferred" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_FerroalloysMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">25</ix:nonFraction></span>).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Operations in Bahia -</b></span>
In 2020, the Company decided to shut down the Sim&#245;es Filho operation, located in the State of Bahia, the plant was part of Vale
Mangan&#234;s business and produced manganese ferroalloys. In 2022, the Company signed a binding agreement with Minas Ligas for a partial
sale of the assets of this plant for US$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnAvailableforsaleFinancialAssets_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zqs2rnSf5z1c" title="Sale of the assets"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnAvailableforsaleFinancialAssets" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_FerroalloysMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">11</ix:nonFraction></span>, which resulted in an impairment loss of US$<span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zcZBqtFdKHel" title="Impairment loss"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ImpairmentLoss" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_FerroalloysMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">10</ix:nonFraction></span> for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021:
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>f)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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<span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">- </span></b><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In
December 2020, the Company signed a binding put option agreement to sell its interest in VNC for an immaterial consideration to Prony
Resources consortium. With the final agreement signed in March 2021, the Company recorded a loss in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member_z9lWcTTVouIg" title="Non-current assets net"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">98</ix:nonFraction></span>, presented as
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31, 2021. The Company also recorded a gain of US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member_z9rVjQjwdV1f" title="Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, net of tax"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,132</ix:nonFraction></span> due to the cumulative translation adjustments reclassification from the equity
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>g)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
</span><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A">Vale Shipping Holding Pte. Ltd (&#147;VSH&#148;)
- </span></b><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In October 2021, the Company approved the liquidation of
VSH, its wholly-owned subsidiary that owned and operated the Company's vessels. In November 2021, VSH made a repayment of capital to VISA
and, as a result, the Company recognized a gain of US$<span id="xdx_903_ecustom--GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeShippingHoldingMember_zSX1FbCOM5yk" title="Gains on Disposals of Equity Method Investments including Cumulative Translation Adjustments"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ValeShippingHoldingMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">771</ix:nonFraction></span>, presented as &#147;Other financial items, net&#148; arising from the reclassification
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>h)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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December 2020, BNDES Participa&#231;&#245;es S.A. (&#147;BNDESPar&#148;), fully exercised its option contained in the Call Option
Contract for shares issued by VLI S.A. (&#147;VLI&#148;). In this contract, BNDESPar was granted call options on VLI shares held by
Vale of up to <span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OptionExercisedVliSharesMember_zxlCaTDk3Vcb" title="Proportion of voting rights held in joint venture"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_OptionExercisedVliSharesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">8</ix:nonFraction></span>% of VLI's share capital. With the exercise of this option, Vale received US$241 and now holds <span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231_zL3vLsJdK521" title="Proportion of voting rights held in joint venture"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">29.6</ix:nonFraction></span>% of VLI's total shares.
This transaction resulted in a gain of US$172, recognized in the income statement as &#147;Equity results and other results in associates
and joint ventures&#148; for the year ended December 31, 2020.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>i)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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Ind&#250;stria e Com&#233;rcio (&#147;Biopalma&#148;)- </span></b><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In
November 2020, the Company concluded the sale of Biopalma to Brasil Bio Fuels S.A. As a result of this transaction, a loss of US$125 was
recognized in the income statement as &#147;Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net&#148; for the
year ended December 31, 2020. </span></p>

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an agreement to sell its 25% interest in Longyu, a company that operates two coal mines in China, for a total cash consideration
of US$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember_zqKXkoR7XSQ8" title="Total cash consideration"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CashTransferred" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">156</ix:nonFraction></span>. In 2020, the precedent conditions of the agreement were
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>k)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
</span><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A">Divestment agreement in compliance with PT Vale
Indonesia Tbk (&#147;PTVI&#148;) - </span></b><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Contract of Work - PTVI,
a public company in Indonesia, has an agreement in place with the government of the Republic of Indonesia to operate its mining licenses,
expiring in December 2025. According to the agreement, PTVI must meet certain requirements to extend the period of the mining licenses
beyond 2025, including the commitment to have Indonesian participants in its shareholding structure. Following this commitment, in June
2020, the Company signed together with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (&#147;SMM&#148;), an agreement for the sale of 20% (14.9% from
Vale and 5.1% from SMM) of their aggregate stake in PTVI to PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (&#147;PT Inalum&#148;), an Indonesia state-owned
enterprise. In October 2020, the Company concluded the transaction and received a cash consideration of US$278. This transaction with
non-controlling interests resulted in a loss of US$179, which was recognized in equity for the year ended December 31,2020. At the closing
of the transaction, Vale and SMM which have a stake of 44.3% and 15%, respectively, totaling a 59.3% interest in PTVI, signed a block
voting agreement, in which SMM is required to follow Vale&#146;s vote on relevant operational and financial decisions concerning PTVI.
Therefore, the Company continues consolidating PTVI in its financial statements.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>l)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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<span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The Company held 34.2 million common shares of Mosaic, the financial
instrument was measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Thus, changes in the fair value of this investment were accumulated
in the Company's equity. In November 2021, the Company sold the entire investment of Mosaic shares for the total amount of US$1,259 and
the amount US$522 was reclassified from other reserves to retained earnings reserve and, therefore, did not result in an impact on the
income statement for the year ended December 31, 2021.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>m)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;
</span><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A">Minera&#231;&#245;es Brasileiras Reunidas
S.A. (&#147;MBR&#148;) &#150;</span></b> <span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Until December 2019, the
Company held 98.3% of MBR&#146;s share capital. In 2020, the Company purchased the remaining interest in MBR for a net consideration
of US$107, therefore, the Company holds 100% of MBR&#146;s share capital as at December 31, 2022.</span></p>

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&#150;</span></b> <span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In February 2023 (subsequent event), OQ Group exercised
a call option to sell its 30% noncontrolling interest held in VOPC. Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected to take place
in the second quarter of 2023, Vale will acquire the remaining interest for approximately US$130. This transaction should not result
in a material impact, which will be recognized in the equity as &#147;Acquisition and disposal of non-controlling interest&#148;.&#160;With
the acquisition, Vale will hold 100% of VOPC's share capital.&#160;</span></p>

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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
policy</b></p>

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combinations</span> -</b></span> The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for all business combinations, regardless of whether
equity instruments or other assets are acquired. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary comprises (i) fair
values of the assets transferred; (ii) liabilities assumed of the acquired business; (iii) equity interests issued to the Company; (iv)
fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement, and (v) fair value of any pre-existing equity
interest in the subsidiary.</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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</ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8AB_z0PGnfMUzEB" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><tr style="vertical-align: top">
<td style="width: 0"></td><td style="width: 14.2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><b>a)</b></span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><b>Concessions &#150;
</b></span><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Includes the EFC and EFVM operating concession agreements
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>b) Goodwill &#150;</b></span>
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Vale in 2017. This goodwill was recognized on the acquisition of Vale controlling interest by Valepar, based on the expected future returns
of the ferrous segment. The Company has not recognized the deferred taxes over the goodwill, since there are no differences between the
tax basis and accounting basis. Annually, the Company assesses the impairment of this asset, or more frequently when an indication of
impairment is identified (note 19).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>c) Research and development project
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N.V. acquired in 2019. The intangible assets of research and development are not subject to amortization until the operational phase is
reached. Thus, the Company annually assesses the impairment of this asset, or more frequently when an indication of impairment is identified
(note 19).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
policy</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The estimated useful lives are as
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zBtITwAJBFFh" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_custom_FacilitiesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">12,819</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zrEYbStu6Tpg" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_ifrs-full_MachineryMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">11,647</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zQ64jTJWoi12" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_ifrs-full_TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">16,405</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zd3ryK2QpFje" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_custom_RailwayEquipmentMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">4,099</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zWdvcUoVmN2l" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssetsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2,120</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zB3A4GtIq0jg" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_ifrs-full_OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">5,899</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zBZv036KQTS" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember_ifrs-full_ConstructionInProgressMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">9,325</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zCc5z96KL0Cb" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">78,341</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The residual values and useful lives
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the commencement date. The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to
the earlier of the end of the lease term or the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

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assets and liabilities for leases with less than 12 months of lease term and/or leases of low-value assets. The payments associated to
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The lease liability is initially
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

</ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8A7_zKznmDWx2bi3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company tested for impairment the cash generating units
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impairment test was assessed using the fair value less costs of disposal model (&#147;FVLCD&#148;), through discounted cash flow techniques,
which is classified as &#147;level 3&#148; in the fair value hierarchy, taking into consideration offers and purchase agreements, if
applicable.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The cash flows were discounted by using a post-tax discount
rate expressed in real terms, which represents an estimate of the rate that a market participant would apply having regard to the time
value of money and the asset&#146;s specific risk. The Company used its weighted average cost of capital (&#147;WACC&#148;) as a starting
point for determining the discount rates, with appropriate adjustments for the risk profile of the countries in which the individual CGU
operate.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Climate change</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">As outlined in note 2, the potential financial impacts on the
Company of climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy have been considered in the assessment of the Company&#146;s critical
accounting estimates, which includes indicators of impairment, such as: (i) demand for the Company&#146;s commodities decreasing, due
to policy, regulatory (including carbon pricing mechanisms), legal, technological, market or societal responses to climate change; and
(ii) physical impacts related to risks resulting from increased frequency or severity of extreme weather events, and those related to
chronic risks resulting from longer-term changes in climate patterns.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">a) Impairment recorded on the sale of
investments</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In the past few years, the Company has divested non-strategic
assets, as detailed in note 16 to these financial statements. These transactions resulted in material impacts on Vale's results, which
were recorded under "Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net", as summarized below:</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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<span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif">As a result of the agreement for the sale of these assets to J&amp;F, the Company recorded
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Impairment test for the goodwill and
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><b>Goodwill allocated to iron ore and pellet operations </b></p>

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project</b></p>

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continued use and cannot take into account future development. These assumptions are different to those used in calculating fair value
and consequently the VIU calculation is likely to give a different result to a FVLCD calculation.</p>

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uses the budgets approved as a starting point and key assumptions are, but not limited to: (i) mineral reserves and mineral resources
measured by internal experts; (ii) costs and investments based on the best estimate of projects as supported by past performance; (iii)
sale prices consistent with projections available in reports published by industry considering the market price when appropriate; (iv)
the useful life of each cash-generating unit (ratio between production and mineral reserves); and (v) discount rates that reflect specific
risks relating to the relevant assets in each cash-generating unit.</p>

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financial instruments portfolio is reassessed monthly, allowing the monitoring of financial results and their impact on cash flow. The
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the same statistic properties verified in the historical data. The value at risk estimate considers a 95% confidence level for a one-business
daytime horizon.</p>

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instruments were evaluated using the curves and market prices that impact each instrument on the calculation dates. For the pricing options,
the Company generally uses the Black &amp; Scholes model. In this model, the fair value of the derivative is obtained as a function of
the volatility and price of the underlying asset, the exercise price of the option, the risk-free interest rate and the term to maturity
of the option. In the case of options where the result is a function of the average price of the underlying asset in a certain period
of the option&#146;s life, known as Asian options, the Company uses the Turnbull &amp; Wakeman model. In this model, in addition to the
factors that influence the option price in the Black &amp; Scholes model, the average price formation period is considered.</span></p>

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currencies. The fair value is obtained by the difference between the present value of the paying and receiving amounts of the swap in
the reference currency. In the case of swaps linked to Brazilian long-term interest rate (&#147;TJLP&#148;), the fair value calculation
considers the current TJLP, i.e., projections of future cash flows in reais are made considering the last TJLP disclosed.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">Forward and future contracts
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assets are traded, such as the London Metals Exchange (&#147;LME&#148;), the Commodities Exchange (&#147;COMEX&#148;) or other market
price providers. When there is no price for the desired maturity, the Company uses interpolations between the available maturities.</span></p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify">a.i) Effects of derivatives on the balance
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linked to Brazilian real into U.S. dollar, with volumes, flows and settlement dates similar to those of the debt instruments and financial
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b.ii) Protection program for LIBOR floating
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company has also exposure to interest rates risks over
loans and financings. The US Dollar floating rate debt in the portfolio consists mainly of loans including export pre-payments, commercial
banks and multilateral organizations loans. In general, such debt instruments are indexed to the LIBOR in US dollar.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To reduce the cash flow volatility, swap transactions were
implemented to convert interest rate indexed to LIBOR from certain debt instruments into fixed interest rate. In those swaps, the Company
received floating rates and paid fixed rates in US$. In August 2022, this swap operations were terminated and Vale is currently in negotiations
with some financial institutions to replace the reference interest rate of its financial contracts from LIBOR to SOFR, with spread adjustments
to match the transaction costs. However, the Company has maintained its swap strategy for the remaining $150 of debt indexed to LIBOR.</p>

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are nickel purchases for future settlement.</p>

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mismatch between the period of purchase and sale of products to third parties.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Option related to a Special Purpose
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entities, which are part of a wind farm located in Bahia, Brazil. This option was acquired in the context of the Company's signing of
electric power purchase and sale agreements with an SPE, supplied by this wind farm.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Maturity occurred in July 2022, without exercising the option.</p>

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The Company uses hedge accounting for foreign exchange risk arising from Vale S.A.&#146;s net investments in Vale International S.A.
and Vale Holding BV. With the hedge program, the Company's debt with third parties denominated in United States dollars and euros serves
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-</b></span> To reduce the cash flow volatility due to nickel price fluctuations, the Company implemented the Nickel Revenue Hedge
Program in 2019. In this program, hedging operations were executed, through option contracts, to protect a portion of the projected
volume of sales at floating, highly probable realization prices, guaranteeing prices above the average unit cost of nickel
production for the protected volumes.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The contracts are traded on the London Metal Exchange or over-the-counter
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<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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Revenue Hedging Program. Under this program, hedge operations were executed using forwards and option contracts to protect a portion of
the highly probable forecast sales at floating prices. A hedge accounting treatment is given to this program. The derivative transactions
under the program are negotiated over-the-counter and the financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the hedged items&#146;
losses/gains due to palladium price changes.</p>

<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The contracts are traded on the London Metal Exchange or over-the-counter
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<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is exposed to credit risk that arises from trade
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provides a framework for assessing and managing counterparties&#146; credit risk and for maintaining our portfolio risk at an acceptable
level.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>


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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">For the commercial credit exposure, which arises from sales
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risk limits for each counterparty.</p>

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using its own quantitative methodology for credit risk analysis, which is based on market prices, external credit ratings and financial
information of the counterparty, as well as qualitative information regarding the counterparty&#146;s strategic position and history
of commercial relations.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Based on the counterparty&#146;s credit risk, risk mitigation
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>f.i) Accounts receivable portfolio</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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guarantees can be used to enhance the credit quality of the receivables. Historically, the expected credit loss on the Company&#146;s
accounts receivable portfolio is&#160;immaterial (note 11).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>f.ii) Financial instruments, except for
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To manage the credit exposure arising from cash investments
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Company controls the portfolio diversification and monitors different indicators of solvency and liquidity of the different counterparties
that were approved for trading. The carrying amount of the financial assets that represent the exposure to credit risk is presented below:</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The transactions of derivative instruments, cash and cash equivalents
as well as short-term investments are held with financial institutions whose exposure limits are periodically reviewed and approved by
the delegated authority. The financial institutions credit risk is performed through a methodology that considers, among other information,
ratings provided by international rating agencies.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The table below presents the ratings in foreign currency as
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items, its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge operations. The Company also documents, both at hedge inception
and on an ongoing basis that the hedge is expected to continue to be highly effective. The Company has elected to adopt the new general
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gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the income statement. When a hedging instrument expires
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zfKc5bLsgjQc" title="Total current financial assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_ifrs-full_DerivativesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">111</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zBLfM7yI5Vf3" title="Total current financial assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_ifrs-full_DerivativesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">111</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zQ1x1m5puy8b" title="Total current financial assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_custom_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3,781</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z96Tw8vGf29e" title="Total current financial assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">4,319</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zk1bQYrCXbbc" title="Total current financial assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_custom_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">703</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z5qDQed5yyze" title="Total current financial assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_custom_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3,211</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z1WVE6CMrfPb" title="Total current financial assets" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">5,274</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zMvkIft3icO6" title="Non-current financial liabilities" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_custom_ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3,419</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to LIBOR</span></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other currencies, with variable interest</span></td>
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    <td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting policy</b></p>

</div>

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<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" escape="true" name="ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory"><p id="xdx_846_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory_zfERGaY1UM5a" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_869_zKYk1ZHOd1Pb"><span id="xdx_86E_z42bDvGH0XPc">Classification
and measurement</span></span> -</b></span> The Company classifies financial instruments based on its business model for managing the assets and the
contractual cash flow characteristics of those assets. The business model test determines the classification based on the business purpose
for holding the asset and whether the contractual cash flows represent only payments of principal and interest.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Financial instruments are measured
at fair value through profit or loss (&#147;FVTPL&#148;) unless certain conditions are met that permit measurement at fair value through
other comprehensive income (&#147;FVOCI&#148;) or amortized cost. Gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive income for debt instruments
are recognized in profit or loss only on disposal.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Investments in equity instruments
are measured at FVTPL unless they are eligible to be measured at FVOCI, whose gains and losses are never recycled to profit or loss.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">All financial liabilities are initially
measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Excepts for Participative shareholders&#146; debentures and Derivative financial instruments that are measured
at FVTPL.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Fair
value hierarchy -</b></span> The Company classifies financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy as:</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Level 1: The fair value of financial
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">R$, with fixed interest</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zE88eM8Dfeth" title="Current borrowings. gross" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_ifrs-full_FixedInterestRateMember_currency_BRL" id="Fact007049" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zp5bRbYz7Xfh" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LongtermBorrowingsGross" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_ifrs-full_FixedInterestRateMember_currency_BRL" id="Fact007053" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to LIBOR</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><span id="xdx_903_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--LIBORMember_fKGkpKGlpaSk___zNHREFxLOrm4" title="Average interest rate"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_custom_LIBORMember" id="Fact007055" name="vale:AverageInterestRates">2.32%</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--LIBORMember_fKGlpaSk___zEAwB5fcb6jg" title="Current borrowings. gross" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_custom_LIBORMember" id="Fact007057" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">11</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Debt contracts in the international market in:</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">US$, with variable and fixed interest</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_fKGkp_zyCZqg4CpROa" title="Average interest rate"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_currency_USD" id="Fact007059" name="vale:AverageInterestRates">5.03%</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_z1rYwr8ntCj7" title="Current borrowings. gross" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_currency_USD" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">54</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zwyLc2kVG1Vb" title="Current borrowings. gross" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_currency_USD" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">479</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z5dQp1VfA7F5" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_PelletsPlantsMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">42</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zd3xKqFRbjmi" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_PelletsPlantsMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">15</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zT9G9gqVhYP" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_PelletsPlantsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">255</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zAmA5a3Zqbk8" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_PropertiesMember_ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">36</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zgr2O3g1wj48" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">5</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zbGdGXxoui0g" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">5</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zfwNDlEZ2Qrh" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_custom_LaterThanFourYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">45</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_904_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z04BiNrjNwx6" title="Average Remaining Term"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember" format="ixt-sec:duryear" name="vale:AverageRemainingTerm">1</ix:nonNumeric></span> to <span id="xdx_906_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRAWwK5yGbAi" title="Average Remaining Term"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember" format="ixt-sec:duryear" name="vale:AverageRemainingTerm">7</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zxd2o6cf7aJ1" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_MiningEquipmentMember_ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">6</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zYuNGlGmOGk4" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_MiningEquipmentMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">5</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z560VphFQwD9" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_MiningEquipmentMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">5</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zcDB9ypUCj07" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_MiningEquipmentMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">4</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zUdduhMnwtdf" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_MiningEquipmentMember_custom_LaterThanFourYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember_zKZ2GQOoy3H" title="Annual minimum payments" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_MiningEquipmentMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">23</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_900_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zdfX5RK5sQS1" title="Average Remaining Term"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MiningEquipmentMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember" format="ixt-sec:duryear" name="vale:AverageRemainingTerm">1</ix:nonNumeric></span> to <span id="xdx_907_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zu7gLoUReiQi" title="Average Remaining Term"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_MiningEquipmentMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember" format="ixt-sec:duryear" name="vale:AverageRemainingTerm">5</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Total</b></span></td>
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statement over the period of the loan, using the effective interest rate method. The fees paid in obtaining the loan are recognized as
transaction costs. The Company contracts derivatives to protect its exposure to changes in debt cash flows, changing the average cost
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Global settlement includes: (i) payment obligations,
of which the funds will be used directly by the State of Minas Gerais and Institutions of Justice for socio-economic and socio-environmental
compensation projects; (ii) socioeconomic projects in Brumadinho and other municipalities; and (iii) compensation of the environmental
damage caused by the dam failure. These obligations are projected for an average period of 5 years.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the measures (i) and (ii), the agreement specifies
an amount for each project and changes in the original budget and deadlines may have an impact in the provision. In addition, the execution
of the environmental recovery actions has no cap limit despite having been estimated in the Global Settlement due to the Company's legal
obligation to fully repair the environmental damage caused by the dam failure. The expenses related to these obligations are deducted
from the income tax calculation, in accordance with the Brazilian tax regulation, which is subject to periodic inspection by the competent
authorities. Therefore, although Vale is monitoring this provision, the amount recorded could materially change depending on several factors
that are not under the Company&#146;s control.</p>

<p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Provision for individual indemnification
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company is also working to ensure geotechnical safety
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of Dam I, including dredging part of the released material and de-sanding from the channel of the river Paraopeba.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the individual indemnification, Vale and the Public
Defendants of the State of Minas Gerais formalized an agreement on April 5, 2019, under which those affected by the Brumadinho&#146;s
dam failure may join an individual or family group out-of-Court settlement agreements for the indemnification of material, economic and
moral damages. This agreement establishes the basis for a wide range of indemnification payments, which were defined according to the
best practices and case law of Brazilian Courts, following rules and principles of the United Nations.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Public civil actions brought by the State
of Minas Gerais and state public prosecutors for damages resulting from the failure of Dam I</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is party to public civil actions brought by the
State of Minas Gerais and justice institutions, claiming compensation for socioeconomic and socio-environmental damages resulting from
the dam failure and seeking a broad range of preliminary injunctions ordering Vale to execute specific remediation and reparation actions.
As a result of the Global Settlement, settled in February 2021, the requests for the reparation of socio-environmental and socioeconomic
damages caused by the dam failure were substantially resolved. Indemnifications for individual damages was excluded from the Global Settlement,
and the Term of Commitment signed with the Public Defendants of the State of Minas Gerais was ratified, whose parameters are utilized
as a basis for the settlement of individual agreements. In the same year of 2021, the fulfilment of the Global Settlement was initiated,
by Vale and other parties.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Collective Labor Civil Action</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In 2021, public civil actions were filed with Labor Court of
Betim in the State of Minas Gerais, by a workers' unions claiming the compensation for death damages to own and outsourced employees,
who died as a result of the failure of Dam I. Initial decisions sentenced Vale to pay US$192 thousand (R$1 million) per fatality. Vale
is defending itself in the lawsuits and considers that the likelihood of loss is possible.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>U.S. Securities class action suit</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale is defending itself against a class action brought before
a Federal Court in New York and filed by holders of securities - American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") - issued by Vale. Following
the decision of the Court, in May 2020, that denied the Motion to Dismiss presented by the Company, the Discovery phase has started and
is expected to be concluded in 2023.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On November 24, 2021, a new complaint was filed before the
same Court by eight Plaintiffs, all investment funds, as an &#147;opt-out&#148; litigation from the class action already pending in
the Eastern District of New York court, asserting virtually the same allegations in the main class action.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The likelihood of loss of these proceedings is considered possible.
However, considering the initial phase of this class action, it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of a potential loss.
The amount of damages sought in these claims is unspecified.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Arbitration proceedings filed
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In Brazil, Vale is name as a defendant in (i) one arbitration
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shareholders, and (iii) three arbitrations filed by foreign investment funds.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In the six proceedings, the claimants argue that Vale was aware
of the risks associated with the dam and failed to disclose it to its shareholders. Based on such argument, they claim compensation for
losses caused by the decrease in share price.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The expectation of loss is classified as possible for the six
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In one of the proceedings filed by foreign funds, the Claimants
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disagrees with the ongoing proceedings and understands that, in this case and at the current stage of the proceedings, the probability
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On April 28, 2022, SEC filed a suit against Vale alleging violations
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the imposition of civil monetary penalties, disgorgement and other relief within the SEC&#146;s authority in a lawsuit filed in a federal
court. Vale believes that its disclosures did not violate U.S. law and is contesting such allegations. On September 29, 2022, Vale served
the SEC with its motion to dismiss the claim. The SEC&#146;s deadline to serve Vale with its Opposition to the motion to dismiss is currently
ongoing.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">CVM is also conducting investigations relating to Vale's disclosure
of relevant information to shareholders, investors and the market in general, especially regarding the conditions and management of Vale's
dams. The likelihood of loss of this proceeding is classified as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of
a potential loss to the Company.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Criminal proceedings and investigations</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">In January 2020, the State Prosecutors of Minas Gerais
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for a number of potential crimes, including homicide, and against Vale S.A. for alleged environmental crimes.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">In November 2021, the Brazilian Federal Police concluded
the investigation on potential criminal responsibility related with the Brumadinho dam failure and the final report sent to the Federal
Public Prosecutors (&#147;MPF&#148;).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0">In January 2023 (subsequent event), after the Federal Supreme Court recognized the
competence of the Federal Court, the MPF ratified the complaint presented by MPMG, which was received by the competent authority. The
MPF and the Brazilian Federal Police conducted a separate investigation into the causes of the dam failure in Brumadinho, which may result
in new criminal proceedings. Vale is defending itself against the criminal claims and is not possible to estimate when a decision will
be issued. The likelihood of a financial loss to the Company is classified as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate
the amount of a potential loss to Vale.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Decision of the Brazilian Office of the
Comptroller General of the Union (&#147;CGU&#148;) </b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In October 2020, the CGU notified the Company about an administrative
proceeding prosecution based on the same allegations mentioned above under the Brazilian Law 12,846/2013 in connection with inspection
and monitoring activities related to the Brumadinho dam. In August 2022, the CGU concluded that Vale has failed to present reliable information
to the Brazilian National Mining Agency (&#147;ANM&#148;), as once a positive stability condition statement (&#147;DCE&#148;) was
issued for the Dam I, where it should be negative in the view of the CGU. Thus, even recognizing the non-existence of corruption acts
or practices, the CGU fined Vale US$16 (R$86 million), which is the minimum amount established by law, i.e., the CGU recognizes the non-involvement
or tolerance of the Company&#146;s top management. Vale has submitted a request for reconsideration and considers the likelihood of loss
for this amount is possible.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is negotiating with insurers the payment of indemnification
under its civil liability and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance. However, these negotiations are still in progress, therefore
any payment of insurance proceeds will depend on the coverage definitions under these policies and assessment of the amount of loss. Due
to uncertainties, no indemnification related to these insurers was recognized in these financial statements.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Thus, the amounts actually incurred
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several factors, some of which are not under the Company's control. These changes could result in a material impact on the amount of the
provision in future periods. At each presentation date of its financial statements, the Company
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the Renova Foundation that is developing and executing environmental and socio-economic programs to remediate and provide compensation
for damage caused by the Samarco dam failure.</p>

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general, among other parties (&#147;TacGov Agreement&#148;), improving the governance mechanism of Renova Foundation and establishing,
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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mainly altered and expanded the number of types of damage, categories and amounts that can be compensated to the impacted towns. The increase
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safety requirements set by the Brazilian National Mining Agency (&#147;ANM&#148;), Samarco prepared a project for the de-characterization
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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of US$33, which was recorded as a gain in the income statement as &#147;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&#148;.
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In April 2021, Samarco filed for Judicial Reorganization (&#147;JR&#148;)
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debts and establish an independent and sustainable financial position, allowing Samarco to keep working to resume its operations safely
and to fulfill its obligations related to the Renova Foundation.</p>

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regarding Samarco's capital structure, which are not under Vale's control, could materially change the deferred tax recognized by the
Company.</p>

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represents a model for the settlement of the public civil action brought by the MPF and other related proceedings. There are also putative
securities class actions in the USA against Vale and some of its current and former officers and a criminal proceeding in Brazil. The
main updates regarding the lawsuits in the year were as follows:</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale is a defendant in several legal proceedings brought by
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measures as a result of the Samarco&#146;s Fund&#227;o dam failure, including a claim brought by the Federal Public Prosecution Office
in 2016 seeking US$29 billion (the effect for Vale would be 50% of this amount), which has been suspended from the date of ratification
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">However, as pre-requisites established in the TacGov Agreement,
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Federal Public Prosecution Office claim. The goal in signing a potential agreement is to provide a stable framework for the execution
of reparation and compensation programs.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The potential agreement is still uncertain as it is subject
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The estimate of the economic impact of a potential agreement
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being discussed, (ii) an analysis of the detailed scope of such projects to determine their overlap with the initiatives
and amounts already provisioned; and (iii) the timing of the execution of projects and disbursements, which will impact the present value
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Therefore, until any revisions to the Programs are agreed,
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In September 2019, the federal court dismissed
all criminal charges against Vale representatives relating to the first group of charges, which concerns the results of the Fund&#227;o
dam failure, remaining only the legal entity in the passive pole. The second group of charges against Vale S.A. and one of the Company&#146;s
employees, which concerns the accusation of alleged crimes committed against the Environmental Public Administration, remained unchanged.
The Company cannot estimate when a final decision on the case will be issued. The likelihood of a financial loss to the Company is classified
as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of a potential loss to Vale.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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and Wales (The &#147;UK Claim&#148;). The UK Claim includes only BHP and was filed on behalf of certain individuals and municipalities
in Brazil only against BHP, for the allegedly damages caused by the Fund&#227;o dam failure.</p>

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Vale, requesting the Company to be responsible for the indemnification payments in the proportion to its interest held in Samarco. The
Company believes that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of the English Court and it does not have any contractual obligation in relation
to this matter, therefore, the Company has assessed the risk of loss as remote.</p>

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data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations; (ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; and (iii)
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dams in Brazil. The law also requires companies to de-characterize the structures built using the upstream method by 2022, or by a
later date if it is proven that the de-characterization is not technically feasible by 2022. As made available to competent bodies, a
substantial part of the Company's de-characterization projects will be completed in a period exceeding the date established in the legislation
due to the characteristics and safety levels of the Company's geotechnical structures.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Thus, in February 2022, the Company filed with the relevant
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certainty for the process of de-characterization of the upstream dams, considering that the deadline defined was technically unfeasible,
especially due to the necessary actions to increase safety during the works. With the signing of the agreement, the Company recorded an
additional provision of US$37 (R$192 million) to make investments in social and environmental projects over a period of 8 years.</p>

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activities, establishes the competence to regulate the extension of the self-rescue zone for authorities acting in dam emergency situations,
and presents guidelines on technical reports regarding the causes of a breach and other aspects of management of geotechnical structures.
This decree also determined that companies must present guarantees for dams in an alert situation, however, the measures for measuring
and executing these guarantees are still being discussed by the responsible public agencies and may result in a material impact on the
value of the provision in future periods.</p>

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upstream compacted dams. However, the Company decided that these dams will be decommissioned using other methods, thus, the provision
to carry out the decommissioning of dams in Canada is recognized as &#147;Obligations for decommissioning assets and environmental obligations&#148;,
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uncertainty in the definition of the total cost of the project in accordance with best market practices.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">In December 2022, Vale entered into an
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already been registered by the Company in previous periods. Thus, the Company recorded an additional provision in the amount of US$57
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damages arising from the evacuations of communities located within the self-rescue zones of the dams located in Ouro Preto (Doutor) and
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located in Brazil. The Company has been recording losses in relation to the operational stoppage and idle capacity of the Iron Solutions
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    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zSKOUZbd2oZ2" title="Other provisions" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherProvisions" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_CanadaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,683</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zrw3tlBYShJ5" title="Other provisions" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherProvisions" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_OmanMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">114</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zINcWDOIwQeh" title="Other provisions" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherProvisions" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_OmanMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">123</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zwNd6RkWPbIj" title="Discount rate" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_OmanMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">3.90</ix:nonFraction>%</span></td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zlJcGOgvtbU8" title="Discount rate" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_OmanMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">3.03</ix:nonFraction>%</span></td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z6cF1yk0RdT8" title="Other provisions" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherProvisions" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_IndonesiaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">73</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zrOA4X5Xo7K" title="Other provisions" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherProvisions" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_IndonesiaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">77</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zg0CtHTq0Pgd" title="Discount rate" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_IndonesiaMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">4.33</ix:nonFraction>%</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OtherRegionsMember_zQxd8gwqsz6c" title="Other provisions" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherProvisions" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_custom_OtherRegionsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">145</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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</ix:nonNumeric></ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8AD_zXSqrzzEobQk" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; color: #007E7A"><b>Decommissioning plan and future use</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">The Company is subject to regulations,
which provide for the obligation to decommission the assets that Vale operates at the end of their useful life. These obligations are
regulated by the ANM at the federal level and by environmental agencies at the state level. Among the requirements, the decommissioning
plans must consider the physical, chemical and biological stability of the areas and post-closure actions for the period necessary to
verify the effectiveness of the decommissioning. These obligations are accrued and are subject to critical estimates and assumptions applied
to the measurement of costs by the Company.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">In addition, the implementation and execution
of future use projects, after the decommissioning, is not required by law. However, the Company has been studying a governance to assess
the future use, considering its aptitudes, post-operational usage intention, socio-economic development of the community and the characteristics
of the physical and biotic environments in which Vale operates. &#160;Any future commitments, if assumed by Vale, may result in material
impact on the amount of the provision.</p>


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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Critical
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>



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may significantly impact the recorded provision. Therefore, the estimated costs for closure of the mining assets are deemed to be a critical
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting policy</b></p>

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long-term liability is discounted at presented value using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company is a defendant
in numerous legal actions in the ordinary course of business, including civil, tax, environmental and labor proceedings.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company makes use of
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assessment. Provisions are recognized for probable losses of which a reliable estimate can be made. </span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">Arbitral, legal and administrative
decisions against the Company, new jurisprudence and changes of existing evidence can result in changes regarding the probability of outflow
of resources and on the estimated amounts, according to the assessment of the legal basis.</span></p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">a) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Provision
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company has considered
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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A">Civil litigations
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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A">Labor litigations
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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A">Environmental
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The lawsuits related to Brumadinho
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Contingent
liabilities</b></p>

<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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    <td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Civil litigations</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Environmental litigations</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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</ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8A1_ziCUeURY6Q64" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The main contingent liabilities, updated by applicable interest
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b><i>&#160;</i></b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings (&#147;CFEM&#148;)
- </i></b></span>The Company is engaged in numerous administrative and judicial proceedings related to the mining royalty known as CFEM.
These proceedings arise out of a large number of assessments by the Brazilian National Mining Agency (&#147;<i>Ag&#234;ncia Nacional
de Minera&#231;&#227;o</i> &#150; ANM&#148;, former &#147;DNPM&#148;), which main discussions involve the deduction of insurance
and transportation costs indicated in the corresponding invoice payment of royalties on pellet sales and CFEM charges on the revenues
provided by our subsidiaries abroad. The Company estimates the possible losses resulting from these proceedings to be US$<span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_zxPJlpiWkyp" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_CfemRelatedProceedingsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,831</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_zGm5HhNZhhd5" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_CfemRelatedProceedingsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">9,555</ix:nonFraction></span>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings - PIS/COFINS
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taxes levied on the companies' gross revenue). Brazilian tax legislation authorizes taxpayers to use PIS and COFINS tax credits, such
as those referring to the acquisition of inputs for the production process and other items. The tax authorities mainly claim that (i) some credits were not related to the
production process, and (ii) the right to use the tax credits was not adequately proven. The Company is discussing the aforementioned
charges related to credits determined as at 2002. The chances of loss related to these lawsuits classified as possible total US$<span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_z42ErkZJOBj4" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,720</ix:nonFraction></span>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings - Tax on Services
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of ISS in several Brazilian municipalities. The tax authorities&#146; main allegations for those proceedings are: (i) the tax basis used
for computing the tax payable was incorrect; (ii) failure to pay ISS related to third parties asset management services; and (iii) the
incidence of ISS over own goods port handling services (&#147;self-service&#148;). As at December 31, 2022, the total amount of the
possible loss is US$<span id="xdx_901_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_znLR4L1RyGX" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_TaxOnServicesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">626</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_909_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_z7cS2t6pQ2md" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_TaxOnServicesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">3,268</ix:nonFraction></span> million) (2021: US$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_zO8s79SEOidc" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_TaxOnServicesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">526</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_908_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_zjMGmXett949" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_TaxOnServicesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">2,935</ix:nonFraction></span> million)).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings - Value added
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relating to additional charges of ICMS by the tax authorities of different Brazilian states. In each of these proceedings, the tax authorities
claim that (i) use of undue tax credit; (ii) failing to comply with certain accessory obligations; (iii) the Company is required to pay
the ICMS on acquisition of electricity (iv) operations related to the collection of tax rate differential (&#147;DIFAL&#148;) and (v)
incidence of ICMS on its own transportation. The total amount classified as a possible loss is US$<span id="xdx_904_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_zbv72jMAYZ49" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">558</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_zZ88bUy6Yysd" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">2,910</ix:nonFraction></span> million) as at December
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Revenue Service (&#147;RFB&#148;) referring to the imposition of fines of <span id="xdx_904_ecustom--PercentageOfImpositionOfFinesOnValueOfCompensation_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zQuCliBf0AI2" title="Percentage Of Imposition of Fines"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PercentageOfImpositionOfFinesOnValueOfCompensation" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="-2" unitRef="Pure">50</ix:nonFraction></span>% on the value of compensation not approved for the settlement
of federal debts. The RFB understands that these offsets were made with undue credits. The Company contests the aforementioned fines and
also the non-approval of compensation in other proceedings. If the Company is successful in the proceedings in which the non-approval
of the compensation is being discussed, the expectation is that the corresponding collection of fines will be cancelled. The constitutionality
of the fine collection is discussed by another company in a leading case before the STF, and a favorable decision in this case will be
applicable to all taxpayers who dispute this thesis. As at December 31, 2022, the total amount of fines imposed was US$<span id="xdx_904_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zfnsLczGjDFb" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">524</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_900_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zDmm8GLRMp46" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">2,735</ix:nonFraction></span> million)
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Civil proceedings - Environmental
licensing of the Company's operations in the State of Par&#225;, Brazil- </i></b></span>The Company is a party to several civil proceedings,
which are not individually material. Among these processes, the Company is engaged on public civil actions brought by associations representing
the Kayap&#243; and Xikrin indigenous communities, in the state of Par&#225;, which seek to suspend the Company&#146;s environmental
licenses for On&#231;a Puma (nickel), Salobo (copper) and S11D (iron ore). Those associations claim, among other things, that during
the environmental licensing process, the Company did not perform appropriate studies on the impacts from those operations over the surrounding
indigenous communities, which were ordinarily processed and approved by the competent licensing bodies.</p>

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communities Xikrin do Catet&#233; and Kayap&#243; (note 2), for social and economic compensation. However, the Company is still defending
itself against the environmental claims, which likelihood of loss is deemed as possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the
amount of a potential loss due to the interruption of these operations or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.&#160;</span></p>

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the owners of areas near to the Mar Azul, Tamandu&#225; and Cap&#227;o Xavier mines. The associations are requesting the cancellation
of Vale's mining and environmental licenses to operate those mines, mainly claiming that the mining activities are contaminating the water
springs in the region. Those mining operations are currently suspended, and the Company is defending itself against the lawsuit, which
it believes that the likelihood of loss is possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the amount of a potential loss due to
the interruption of these operations or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">In addition, the Company is also a party to public civil actions filed by the
Public Ministry of the State of Minas Gerais and by the municipality of Juceaba requesting the Company to stop disposing tailings at Maravilhas
II and III dams (Vargem Grande complex), Forquilhas V (F&#225;brica complex) and Dam 7 (Viga mine). The Company believes that the likelihood
of loss is possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the amount of a potential loss due to an interruption of these operations
or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.</span></p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><i>Labor litigations&#150;
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2022, the Labor Prosecutor's Office of the State of Par&#225; filed two public civil actions requesting an indemnification payment of
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only to the employees that are strictly necessary at the site. The Company believes that the likelihood of loss is possible.</span></p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><i>Environmental
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to several environmental proceedings, which are not individually material. Among these processes, the Company is a defendant in two separate
actions brought by the municipality of Itabira, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In the first action, filed in August 1996, the
municipality alleges that Vale iron ore operations have caused environmental
and social harm, and claims damages with respect to the alleged environmental degradation, as well as the immediate restoration of the
affected ecological complex and the performance of compensatory environmental programs in the region. In the second action, filed in September
1996, the municipality of Itabira claims the right to be reimbursed for expenses it has incurred in connection with public services rendered
due to mining activities. The damages sought, as adjusted from the date of the claim, amount to approximately US$<span id="xdx_909_ecustom--LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_zNX46ChXeYxa" title="Loss contingency damages sought value"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">431</ix:nonFraction></span> (R$<span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_z8xUbWAumJmc" title="Loss contingency damages sought value"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="BRL">2,249</ix:nonFraction></span> million)
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>e) Contingent Assets</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Arbitration related to Simandou
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and permits for iron ore exploration in the Republic of Guinea. In 2014, the Republic of Guinea revoked these concessions based on evidence
that BSGR had obtained them through bribery of Guinean government officials. The Republic of Guinea did not make any finding of any involvement
or responsibility on the Company&#146;s part. The arbitral tribunal in London ruled in the Company&#146;s favor and ordered BSGR to
pay to the Company the amount of approximately US$2.1 billion (with interest and costs). BSGR went into administration in March 2018,
and the Company has commenced legal proceedings against BSGR before courts in London, England and in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York to enforce the arbitral award against BSGR. The Company continues to pursue the enforcement of the
award and collection of the amounts due by all legally available means, but since there can be no assurance as to the timing and amount
of any collections, the asset was not recognized in its financial statements.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Accounting
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

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provision is recognized when it is considered probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and can
be reliably estimated. The liability is accounted against an expense in the income statement. This obligation is updated based on the
developments of the judicial process or interest accretion and can be reversed if the expectation of loss is not considered probable
due to changes in circumstances or when the obligation is settled. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><span id="xdx_862_zrWSyABZ9w74" style="display: none">Litigation</span></span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

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when the related economic benefits are probable and are only recognized in the financial statements in the period in which their realization
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<p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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regarding the potential outcomes of future events.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In Brazil, the management of the pension plans is the responsibility
of Funda&#231;&#227;o Vale do Rio Doce de Seguridade Social (&#147;Valia&#148;) a nonprofit entity with administrative and financial
autonomy. The Brazilian plans are as follows:</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Benefit plan Vale Mais (&#147;<i>Vale
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are associated, for the most part, with the Vale Mais plan, which has a defined benefit component (settled benefit from the former Defined
Benefits Plan and specific benefit to cover death, disability retirement and sickness benefit) and defined contribution component (for
programmable benefits). The Valiaprev plan is similar to the Vale Mais plan, with the exception of not having the benefit settled and
the sickness benefit. Both Vale Mais and Valiaprev plans were overfunded as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Defined benefit plan (&#147;<i>Plano
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has defined benefit characteristics, covering almost exclusively retirees and their beneficiaries. It was overfunded as at December 31,
2022 and 2021 and the contributions made by the Company are not material.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>&#147;<i>Abono complementa&#231;&#227;o</i>&#148;
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regular payments. The contributions made by the Company finished in 2014. The &#147;<i>abono complementa&#231;&#227;o</i>&#148;
benefit was overfunded as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Other benefits - </b></span>The
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benefit. Although those benefits are not specific retirement plans, actuarial calculations are used to calculate future commitments. As
those benefits are related to health care plans they have nature of underfunded benefits, and are presented as underfunded plans as at
December 31, 2022 and 2021.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The foreign plans are managed in accordance with their region.
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contribution component. Currently the defined benefit plans do not allow new entrants. The foreign defined benefit plans are underfunded
as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Employers&#146; disclosure about pensions and other post retirement
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt">&#160;</p>

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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Benefit obligation as at December 31, 2021</b></span></td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zUod6TBdK5og" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">2,833</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zoa1u6FwQ3n6" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3,983</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zIjPG7cBP6W9" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OtherBenefitsMember_ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,427</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Interest costs</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Benefits paid</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zfTarx3cDph6" title="Other" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(<ix:nonFraction name="vale:OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_OtherBenefitsMember_ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" sign="-" unitRef="USD">19</ix:nonFraction>)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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</ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8AB_zihGGXmdo1gi" style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"><b>ii. Evolution
of assets fair value</b></p>

<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt">&#160;</p>

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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Benefits paid</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Translation adjustment</span></td>
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    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Transfer</span></td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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controls, which aim to mitigate operational market and credit risks. Risks are presented as follow:</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Legal -</b></span> Lawsuits:
issuance of periodic reports to the audit and Board of Directors, including the lawyers' analysis of the chances of success (remote, probable
or possible), focusing on the administrative decision on provisions. Promote and monitor adaptations to new legal obligations and monitor
compliance with established legal obligations. Due diligence of third parties from the perspective of the Integrity Program.</p>

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annual actuarial evaluation of the benefit plans comprises the assessment of taxes, income and adequacy of the costing plans. Technical
study of compliance with the assumptions adopted in the actuarial evaluation of benefit plans prepared by an external actuary, in accordance
with current legislation. Monitoring of biometric, demographic and economic-financial assumptions.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Market &#150;</b></span> Technical
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projecting the future result of these portfolios. Asset Liability Management studies are carried out for defined benefit type obligations
(Asset Liability Management study), while for defined contribution type obligations there are efficient frontier studies (investment profiles)
and glidepath (life cycles). Periodic monitoring of the plans' short-term market risk based on risk indicators (VaR - Value at Risk, Benchmark
VaR, Maximum Drawdown, Stress Tests, among others).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Credit -</b></span> Risk classification
of securities from corporate and bank issuers based on quantitative and qualitative assessments of the credit risk of the issuer, the
asset and its guarantees, from acquisition to maturity. This internal rating sensitizes provisions for credit risk losses, as well as verified defaults, in accordance
with current legislation. Provisions for loan losses with participants are realized based on default verified in payments.</p>


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for the coming years. The defined contribution bond portfolios (investment profiles and life cycles) have assets available for sale at
any time in normal market situations.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">All calculations involve future actuarial projections about some parameters,
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">N/A</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">N/A</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>viii. Assets of pension plans</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>ix. Overfunded pension plans</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Assets by category are as follows:</p>

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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zE9wfi8a2IId" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">55</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z0d1dgtpSHm3" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zAmtkZG3qvB8" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zB9PrObFxTMh" title="Equity securities" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,115</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqg6pmOTTIk6" title="Equity securities" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1,115</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
  <tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziAYBiSYz2c9" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_ifrs-full_CorporateLoansMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmjdhwmHsNh1" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_ifrs-full_CorporateLoansMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">367</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zueCgFrgieM1" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_ifrs-full_CorporateLoansMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">368</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqB0X7doto2e" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_ifrs-full_CorporateLoansMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z8gMDCfgFLFe" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_ifrs-full_CorporateLoansMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">74</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvnwGw4JMDvf" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_ifrs-full_CorporateLoansMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">75</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYy4ZoOInp5j" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_GovernmentalBondsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3,354</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcL3FjQ2OOF2" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_GovernmentalBondsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">435</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zTPIdYGAXlyk" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_GovernmentalBondsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3,789</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z5aV9YaTNby3" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_ifrs-full_EquityInvestmentsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">452</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zxN3rQTwDFbl" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">23</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zLKMJpNjFiqj" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">232</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqYPyHO4lZ6k" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_IfrsRealEstateFundsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zNmIKvkm4Kik" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_IfrsRealEstateFundsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zA7Dd5yrTio2" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_IfrsRealEstateFundsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">5</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zOXj1F0F7fY6" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_IfrsRealEstateFundsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">5</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMDdH97sIcg6" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">293</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zUszTaOhTjga" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">293</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zVeHHpOdc3I" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">212</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zMnHQYYTAiSa" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">212</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Loans to participants</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z28CO0vIsSnf" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">128</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zMmCQGN1es18" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">128</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyUSC4B2nYv4" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">106</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zzXyjqcQjVua" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">106</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ztGLmWoLaUid" title="Assets as at beginning of the year" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_LoanToParticipantsMember_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">106</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zdpQdiRfZvPe" title="Assets as at beginning of the year" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">426</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Return on plan assets</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<td style="width: 0"></td><td style="width: 14.2pt"><b>x.</b></td><td style="text-align: justify"><b>Underfunded pension plans</b></td></tr></table>

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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zExGT4rayrx8" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">181</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_z3payNoogJq1" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_custom_Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">6</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zjOPUsoBkVTk" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">6</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zawjCQ1Q54ph" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_custom_Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z31NJ4u6pZa9" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Loans to participants</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zwEOLnBvDBpi" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_custom_Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zNstp7e0P6x5" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zFFI9Y9S4k0j" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_custom_Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zvwfqMjcX9P3" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">1</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Other</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zgsza6cPFro9" title="Other" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_custom_Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">125</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zNw1HVTW97Zg" title="Other" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">125</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zLIy3HtUhIDj" title="Other" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_custom_Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">168</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zGzW59MCFW2i" title="Other" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">168</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Total</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z4vXN3kThXK3" title="Total" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">148</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z9XU2wjqm25j" title="Total" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="vale:PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">51</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Balance as at December 31, 2022</b></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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</ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8A1_zoUTEdcar8Hf" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&#160;</p>
<p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>xi. Disbursement of future cash flow</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>xii. Expected benefit payments</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The expected benefit payments, which reflect future services,
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<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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    <td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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  <tr>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">2023</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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  <tr>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">2024</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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  <tr>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">2025</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zjI45Y94qpF" title="Expected benefit payments" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OtherBenefitsMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">24</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">2026</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">2027</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Profit
sharing program (&#147;PLR&#148;)</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company recorded as cost of goods sold and services
rendered and other operating expenses related to the profit sharing program US$<span id="xdx_902_ecustom--ProfitSharingProgramExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_za31aoF9q0m6" title="Profit sharing program expense"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:ProfitSharingProgramExpense" contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">499</ix:nonFraction></span>, US$<span id="xdx_902_ecustom--ProfitSharingProgramExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zWK6gmyZXbH7" title="Profit sharing program expense"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:ProfitSharingProgramExpense" contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">474</ix:nonFraction></span> and US$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ProfitSharingProgramExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231_z3gP7ATF7Hqf" title="Profit sharing program expense"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:ProfitSharingProgramExpense" contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">416</ix:nonFraction></span> for the years ended on December
31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>c) Long-term incentive programs</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the long-term awarding of eligible executives, the
Company compensation plans includes Matching program and Performance Share Unit program (&#147;PSU&#148;), with three-year-vesting cycles,
respectively, with the aim of encouraging employee&#146;s retention and encouraging their performance. The fair value of the programs
is recognized on a straight-line basis over the three-year required service period, net of estimated losses.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Matching Program</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the Matching program, the participants can acquire
Vale&#146;s common shares in the market without any benefits being provided by Vale. If the shares acquired are held for a period of
three years and the participants keep an employment relationship with Vale, the participant is entitled to receive from Vale an award
in shares, equivalent to the number of shares originally acquired by the executive. It should be noted that, although a specific custodian
of the shares is defined by Vale, the share initially purchased by the executives have no restriction and can be sold at any time. However,
if it&#146;s done before the end of the three-year-vesting period, they would lose its right of receiving the related award to be paid
by Vale.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Performance Shares Units (&#147;PSU&#148;)</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Under the PSU, eligible executives can earn, during a three-year
vesting cycle, an award equivalent to the market value of a certain number of common shares and conditioned to Vale's performance factor
measured based on Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") and Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") metrics. It is
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>


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<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31" escape="true" name="ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory"><p id="xdx_847_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory_zJu31TNeZAAa" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>d) New accounting policy adopted in 2021</b></p>

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benefits</b></span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">IFRS 2 defines that the accounting for share-based payments
depends on the form of settlement of the plans, which can be &#147;cash-settled&#148; or &#147;equity-settled&#148;. When a plan is
settled in cash, the payment obligation to the employee is recognized as a liability, which is updated to fair value recognized in the
income statement at each reporting date and on the settlement date of the obligation. When the plan is settled with equity instruments,
the fair value of the plan is calculated only on the grant date of the benefit and the fair value of the plan is recognized in the income
statement for the year on a straight-line basis to equity over the period of service required.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Until December 2020, the long-term incentive programs for the
Company's executives, were recorded as liabilities based on the practice adopted by the Company to settle its obligation related to these
programs with cash payment instead of Vale&#146;s shares for its executives.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On April 30, 2021, the modification of the Regulation of the
Performance Share Unit program(&#147;PSU&#148;) was approved at the Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting (&#147;date of
modification&#148;), enabling the use of treasury shares of the Company to settle the obligation. Thus, the plans started to be treated
as &#147;equity-settled&#148; and their fair value was remeasured on the modification date.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Remeasurement of the fair value of plans</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The fair value of the Matching program was estimated using
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the PSU, the program was remeasured by estimating
the performance factor using Monte Carlo simulations for the Return to Shareholders Indicator and health and safety and sustainability
indicators. The assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulations are shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate
the expected value of the total performance factor.</p>

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<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Expected volatility</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Expected shareholder return indicator</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
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  <tr style="background-color: white">
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Expected performance factor</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember_zxlJDyh43q96" title="Measurement unit"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments" contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember_custom_ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="0" unitRef="Pure">60.96</ix:nonFraction></span>%</span></td></tr>
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</ix:nonNumeric><p id="xdx_8AF_zaAEBZsnKK5" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"><b>e) Measurement of the fair value of the 2022 plans</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On March 30, 2022, a new cycle of the Matching program started
and the Company estimates a fair value based on the prices of Company&#146;s shares and ADRs on the share grant date of US$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--FairValuePricePerShares_pip0_uUSDPShares_c20220301__20220330_zIydFU6mjyl3" title="Fair value price per shares"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:FairValuePricePerShares" contextRef="From2022-03-012022-03-30" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="0" unitRef="USDPShares">20.03</ix:nonFraction></span> and
R$<span id="xdx_904_ecustom--FairValuePricePerShares_pip0_uBRLshares_c20220301__20220330_zCpu24nbkZW6" title="Fair value price per shares"><ix:nonFraction name="vale:FairValuePricePerShares" contextRef="From2022-03-012022-03-30" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="0" unitRef="BRLshares">95.87</ix:nonFraction></span> per share. In relation to the 2022 cycle, the Company will grant <span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20220330_zHrDdKY4tRn2" title="Number of shares issued"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssued" contextRef="AsOf2022-03-30" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="0" unitRef="Shares">1,437,588</ix:nonFraction></span> shares (2021: <span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20210330_zyMJk5pagap4" title="Number of shares issued"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssued" contextRef="AsOf2021-03-30" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="0" unitRef="Shares">1,046,255</ix:nonFraction></span> shares).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">During 2022, a new cycle of the PSU program has started
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shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate the expected value of the total performance factor.</p>

<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_FairValue2022PlanMember" escape="true" name="ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfEquityExplanatory"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="xdx_896_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfEquityExplanatory_hifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--FairValue2022PlanMember_zYzYsb9kdmsl" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation (Details)" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
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    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color: white">
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 71%">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><b>2022</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedMeasurementInputMember_zbo5DimNU50f" title="Measurement unit" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember_custom_SharesGrantedMeasurementInputMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" scale="0" unitRef="Pure">1,709,955</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Date shares were granted</span></td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>Employee benefits</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Payments of benefits such
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basis.</p>

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of present obligation arising from past events in the estimated outflow of resources in the future. The accrual is recorded as cost of
goods sold and services rendered or operating expenses in accordance with the activity of each employee.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

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of encouraging employee retention and optimum performance. Share-based long-term compensation programs are equity-settled, under which
the Company receives employee services as consideration for equity instruments. The fair value of employee services received in exchange
for the grant of options is recognized as an expense. The total amount of expenses is recognized during the period in which the right
is acquired; period during which the specific vesting conditions are met.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The Company has several retirement
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">For defined contribution
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of the defined benefit obligation as at that date, less the fair value of plan assets. The Company recognized in the income statement
the costs of services, the interest expense of the obligations and the interest income of the plan assets. The remeasurement of gains
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changes in the effect of the ceiling of the active and onerous liabilities are recognized in comprehensive income for the year.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">For overfunded plans, the
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in future contributions, considering minimum funding requirements applicable. For underfunded plans, the Company recognizes net defined
benefit liabilities. The gain or loss on recognition/remeasurement of these net assets/liabilities are recognized in income statement
or in comprehensive income, when arising from the actuarial valuation.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates_iI_pid_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zCf1XeRZATjf" title="Shares in treasury" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_ifrs-full_OrdinarySharesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" unitRef="Shares">295,810,551</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates_iI_pid_c20221231_zQFRsl9lFPX2" title="Shares in treasury" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" unitRef="Shares">295,810,551</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid_iI_pid_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zTFG75SnWKwl" title="Total issued shares" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid" contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_ifrs-full_OrdinarySharesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="INF" unitRef="Shares">4,778,889,251</ix:nonFraction></b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Cancellation of treasury shares</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">During 2022 and 2021, the Board of Directors approved cancellations
of common shares issued by the Company, acquired and held in treasury, without reducing the amount of its share capital, as shown below.
The effects were transferred in shareholders' equity as "Treasury shares used and cancelled", between the "Revenue reserve"
and "Treasury shares".</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 50%">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company's By-laws determines
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tax incentive reserves. The remuneration approved as interest on capital (&#147;JCP&#148;) is gross up with the income tax applicable
to Vale&#146;s shareholders. The remuneration to Vale&#146;s shareholders was based on the following resolutions:</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

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income for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is part of the minimum mandatory remuneration, recorded as a liability for the year
ended December 31, 2022. The payment will be held in March 2023.</span></td></tr></table>

<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; color: navy; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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a liability for the year ended December 31, 2022. It was fully paid in September 2022. </span></td></tr></table>

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dividends and interest on capital to shareholders in the amount of US$9,844, as follows: (i) US$2,200, as approved by the Board of Directors
on June 17, 2021; and (ii) US$7,644, approved by the Board of Directors on September 16, 2021. Of the total amount paid, US$4,542 was
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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify">e) Profit reserves</p>

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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zWlNC6z0zARf" title="Allocation of income" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_StatutoryReserveMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">8,821</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--RetainedEarningsReserveMember_zLYfNXuMzxJd" title="Allocation of income" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_RetainedEarningsReserveMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">3,711</ix:nonFraction></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_pn6n6" title="Allocation of income" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ProfitReservesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" unitRef="USD">14,402</ix:nonFraction></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zoQNOwlPrGjk" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale&apos;s shareholders" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(<ix:nonFraction name="ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" sign="-" unitRef="USD">3,500</ix:nonFraction>)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_pn6n6" title="Treasury shares cancellation" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(<ix:nonFraction name="vale:TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_StatutoryReserveMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" sign="-" unitRef="USD">6,616</ix:nonFraction>)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_pn6n6" title="Treasury shares cancellation" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(<ix:nonFraction name="vale:TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled" contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ProfitReservesMember" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" decimals="-6" scale="6" sign="-" unitRef="USD">6,616</ix:nonFraction>)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Guarantee</b></p>

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direct and indirect ownership interest. In 2022, there was an improvement in the credit risk rating of the associates and as a result
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of its Energy Transition Materials operations in Canada. In addition, for Indonesia, as collateral in relation to the bank guarantees
issued by the bank in relation to the reclamation and mine closure guarantees Vale has bank deposits as collateral in relation to the
bank guarantees issued by the bank in relation to the reclamation and mine closure guarantees.</p>

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and unconditionally guaranteed by Vale and no other subsidiary of the Parent Company guarantees those securities.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CashflowMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cashflow [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeInternationalS.A.Member" xlink:label="vale_ValeInternationalS.A.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeInternationalS.A.Member" xlink:to="vale_ValeInternationalS.A.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeInternationalS.A.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale International S. A. [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Continuing and discontinued operations [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Discontinued operations [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Counterparties [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NucorCorporationMember" xlink:label="vale_NucorCorporationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NucorCorporationMember" xlink:to="vale_NucorCorporationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NucorCorporationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nucor Corporation [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-adjusting events after reporting period [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DisposalOfJointVentureMember" xlink:label="vale_DisposalOfJointVentureMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DisposalOfJointVentureMember" xlink:to="vale_DisposalOfJointVentureMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DisposalOfJointVentureMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disposal Of Joint Venture [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RemunerationOnTransactionMember" xlink:label="vale_RemunerationOnTransactionMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RemunerationOnTransactionMember" xlink:to="vale_RemunerationOnTransactionMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RemunerationOnTransactionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Remuneration On Transaction [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Products and services [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IronOreMember" xlink:label="vale_IronOreMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IronOreMember" xlink:to="vale_IronOreMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IronOreMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Iron ore</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IronOrePelletsMember" xlink:label="vale_IronOrePelletsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IronOrePelletsMember" xlink:to="vale_IronOrePelletsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IronOrePelletsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Iron Ore Pellets [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherFerrousProductsAndServicesMember" xlink:label="vale_OtherFerrousProductsAndServicesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherFerrousProductsAndServicesMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherFerrousProductsAndServicesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherFerrousProductsAndServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Ferrous Products And Services [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IronSolutionsMember" xlink:label="vale_IronSolutionsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IronSolutionsMember" xlink:to="vale_IronSolutionsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IronSolutionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Iron Solutions [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NickelAndOtherProductsMember" xlink:label="vale_NickelAndOtherProductsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NickelAndOtherProductsMember" xlink:to="vale_NickelAndOtherProductsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NickelAndOtherProductsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nickel And Other Products [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BaseMetalsMember" xlink:label="vale_BaseMetalsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BaseMetalsMember" xlink:to="vale_BaseMetalsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BaseMetalsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Base Metals [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember" xlink:label="vale_EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember" xlink:to="vale_EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Energy Transition Materials [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherMember" xlink:label="vale_OtherMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Segments [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ContinuingOperationMember" xlink:label="vale_ContinuingOperationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ContinuingOperationMember" xlink:to="vale_ContinuingOperationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ContinuingOperationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Continuing Operation [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Aggregate continuing and discontinued operations [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">All other segments [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Geographical areas [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BrazilMember" xlink:label="vale_BrazilMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BrazilMember" xlink:to="vale_BrazilMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BrazilMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Brazil [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CanadaMember" xlink:label="vale_CanadaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CanadaMember" xlink:to="vale_CanadaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CanadaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Canada [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember" xlink:label="vale_AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember" xlink:to="vale_AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Americas Except Brazil And Canada [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_EuropeMember" xlink:label="srt_EuropeMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_EuropeMember" xlink:to="srt_EuropeMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_EuropeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Europe [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IndonesiaMember" xlink:label="vale_IndonesiaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IndonesiaMember" xlink:to="vale_IndonesiaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IndonesiaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Indonesia [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember" xlink:label="vale_AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember" xlink:to="vale_AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asia Except China And Indonesia [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ChinaMember" xlink:label="vale_ChinaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ChinaMember" xlink:to="vale_ChinaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ChinaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">China [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OmanMember" xlink:label="vale_OmanMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OmanMember" xlink:to="vale_OmanMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OmanMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Oman [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember" xlink:label="vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember" xlink:to="vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Americas Except United States And Brazil [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember" xlink:label="vale_UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember" xlink:to="vale_UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">United States Of America [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_GermanyMember" xlink:label="vale_GermanyMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GermanyMember" xlink:to="vale_GermanyMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_GermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Germany [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember" xlink:label="vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember" xlink:to="vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Europe Except Germany [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember" xlink:label="vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember" xlink:to="vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Middle East Africa And Oceania [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_JapanMember" xlink:label="vale_JapanMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_JapanMember" xlink:to="vale_JapanMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_JapanMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Japan [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember" xlink:label="vale_AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember" xlink:to="vale_AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asia Except Japan And China [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_RangeAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RangeAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RangeAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RangeAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RangeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Range [axis]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FairValueOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember" xlink:to="vale_FairValueOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FairValueOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value Of Property Plant And Equipment [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherTemporaryDifferencesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other temporary differences [member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AssetsTemporaryDifferencesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets Temporary Differences [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LiabilitiesTemporaryDifferencesMember" xlink:to="vale_LiabilitiesTemporaryDifferencesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LiabilitiesTemporaryDifferencesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities Temporary Differences [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis" xlink:to="vale_NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nature Of Uncertainities [Axis]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Uncertainty On Transfer Pricing Over Exportation Of Ores To Foreign Subsidiary [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember" xlink:label="vale_UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember" xlink:to="vale_UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Uncertainty On Expenses Of Interest On Capital [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Nouvelle Caledonie [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxTypeAxis" xlink:to="vale_TaxTypeAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tax Type [Axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValueAddedTaxMember" xlink:label="vale_ValueAddedTaxMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValueAddedTaxMember" xlink:to="vale_ValueAddedTaxMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValueAddedTaxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Value Added Tax [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BrazilianFederalContributionsMember" xlink:label="vale_BrazilianFederalContributionsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BrazilianFederalContributionsMember" xlink:to="vale_BrazilianFederalContributionsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BrazilianFederalContributionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Brazilian Federal Contributions [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IncomeTaxesMember" xlink:label="vale_IncomeTaxesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IncomeTaxesMember" xlink:to="vale_IncomeTaxesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IncomeTaxesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Income Taxes [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember" xlink:label="vale_FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember" xlink:to="vale_FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Compensation For Exploration Of Mineral Resources [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OthersMember" xlink:label="vale_OthersMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OthersMember" xlink:to="vale_OthersMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OthersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Others [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Borrowings by name [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember" xlink:label="vale_QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember" xlink:to="vale_QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Quoted In Secondary Market [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DebtContractBrazilMember" xlink:label="vale_DebtContractBrazilMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DebtContractBrazilMember" xlink:to="vale_DebtContractBrazilMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DebtContractBrazilMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Contract Brazil [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember" xlink:label="vale_DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember" xlink:to="vale_DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Contracts International Markets [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SOFRMember" xlink:label="vale_SOFRMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SOFRMember" xlink:to="vale_SOFRMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SOFRMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">S O F R [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_JBICMember" xlink:label="vale_JBICMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_JBICMember" xlink:to="vale_JBICMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_JBICMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">J B I C [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SMBCBankMember" xlink:label="vale_SMBCBankMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SMBCBankMember" xlink:to="vale_SMBCBankMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SMBCBankMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">S M B C Bank [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MUFGBankMember" xlink:label="vale_MUFGBankMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MUFGBankMember" xlink:to="vale_MUFGBankMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MUFGBankMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">M U F G Bank [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BankOfNovaScotiaMember" xlink:label="vale_BankOfNovaScotiaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BankOfNovaScotiaMember" xlink:to="vale_BankOfNovaScotiaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BankOfNovaScotiaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Bank Of Nova Scotia [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CommercialBankMember" xlink:label="vale_CommercialBankMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CommercialBankMember" xlink:to="vale_CommercialBankMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CommercialBankMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Bank [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember" xlink:label="vale_JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember" xlink:to="vale_JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Japanese Development Bank [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NewDevelopmentBankMember" xlink:label="vale_NewDevelopmentBankMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NewDevelopmentBankMember" xlink:to="vale_NewDevelopmentBankMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NewDevelopmentBankMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">New Development Bank [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CountryOfDomicileMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CountryOfDomicileMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CountryOfDomicileMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CountryOfDomicileMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CountryOfDomicileMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Country of domicile [member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ForeignCountriesMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ForeignCountriesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ForeignCountriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Foreign countries [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Classes of contingent liabilities [axis]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentObligationMember" xlink:to="vale_PaymentObligationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PaymentObligationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payment Obligation [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember" xlink:label="vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember" xlink:to="vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Infrastructure Investment [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ObligationAxis" xlink:label="vale_ObligationAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ObligationAxis" xlink:to="vale_ObligationAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ObligationAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Obligation [Axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ObligatioOneMember" xlink:label="vale_ObligatioOneMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ObligatioOneMember" xlink:to="vale_ObligatioOneMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ObligatioOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Obligatio One [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ObligationOneMember" xlink:label="vale_ObligationOneMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ObligationOneMember" xlink:to="vale_ObligationOneMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ObligationOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Obligation One [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ObligationTwoMember" xlink:label="vale_ObligationTwoMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ObligationTwoMember" xlink:to="vale_ObligationTwoMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ObligationTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Obligation Two [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Joint ventures [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember" xlink:label="vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember" xlink:to="vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Baovale Mineracao S.A</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FerrousMineralsMember" xlink:label="vale_FerrousMineralsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FerrousMineralsMember" xlink:to="vale_FerrousMineralsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FerrousMineralsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ferrous Minerals [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" xlink:to="vale_CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Companhia Coreano Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" xlink:to="vale_CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Companhia Hispano Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" xlink:to="vale_CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Companhia Italo Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember" xlink:to="vale_CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Companhia Nipo Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member" xlink:label="vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mrs Logistica S.a. [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member" xlink:label="vale_SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Samarco Mineracao S.a. [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_VliS.a.Member" xlink:label="vale_VliS.a.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_VliS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_VliS.a.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_VliS.a.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vli S.a. [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Associates [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_KoreaNickelCorpMember" xlink:label="vale_KoreaNickelCorpMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KoreaNickelCorpMember" xlink:to="vale_KoreaNickelCorpMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_KoreaNickelCorpMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Korea Nickel Corp [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" xlink:label="vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Alianca Geracao de Energia S.A.</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member" xlink:label="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Alianca Norte Energia Participacoes S.A.</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember" xlink:label="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember" xlink:to="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">California Steel Industries, Inc</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember" xlink:to="vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Companhia Siderurgica Do Pecem [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member" xlink:label="vale_MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mineracao Rio Grande do Norte S.A.</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" xlink:to="vale_EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity Results In Associates And Joint Ventures [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" xlink:label="vale_OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Results In Associates And Joint Ventures [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember" xlink:to="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity Results And Other Results In Associates And Joint Ventures [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PelletizingMember" xlink:label="vale_PelletizingMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PelletizingMember" xlink:to="vale_PelletizingMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PelletizingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Pelletizing</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember" xlink:label="vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember" xlink:to="vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. (MBR)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember" xlink:to="vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Companhia Portuaria da Baia de Sepetiba</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member" xlink:label="vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member" xlink:to="vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Salobo Metais S.A.</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember" xlink:label="vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember" xlink:to="vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">PT Vale Indonesia</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeHoldingsBVMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Holdings B V [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeCanadaLimitedMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Canada Limited</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn. Bhd.</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Oman Distribution Center LLC</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember" xlink:label="vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember" xlink:label="vale_AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember" xlink:to="vale_AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Alianca Geracao De Energia S A [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember" xlink:label="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember" xlink:to="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Alianca Norte Energia Participacoes S A [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SamarcoMineracaoSAMember" xlink:label="vale_SamarcoMineracaoSAMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SamarcoMineracaoSAMember" xlink:to="vale_SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Samarco Mineracao S A [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember" xlink:label="vale_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember" xlink:to="vale_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mineracao Rio Do Norte S A [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MRSLogisticaSAMember" xlink:label="vale_MRSLogisticaSAMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MRSLogisticaSAMember" xlink:to="vale_MRSLogisticaSAMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MRSLogisticaSAMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">M R S Logistica S A [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_VLISAMember" xlink:label="vale_VLISAMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_VLISAMember" xlink:to="vale_VLISAMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_VLISAMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">V L I S A [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member" xlink:label="vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Mocambique S.A.</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_EnergyAxis" xlink:label="srt_EnergyAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_EnergyAxis" xlink:to="srt_EnergyAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_EnergyAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Energy [Axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CoalMember" xlink:label="vale_CoalMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CoalMember" xlink:to="vale_CoalMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CoalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Coal [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ManganeseAssetsMember" xlink:label="vale_ManganeseAssetsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ManganeseAssetsMember" xlink:to="vale_ManganeseAssetsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ManganeseAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Manganese Assets [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CSIMember" xlink:label="vale_CSIMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CSIMember" xlink:to="vale_CSIMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CSIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">C S I [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TotalMember" xlink:label="vale_TotalMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TotalMember" xlink:to="vale_TotalMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TotalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Categories of related parties [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MidwesternSystemMember" xlink:label="vale_MidwesternSystemMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MidwesternSystemMember" xlink:to="vale_MidwesternSystemMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MidwesternSystemMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Midwestern System [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember" xlink:label="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember" xlink:to="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">California Steel Industries [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ManganeseMember" xlink:label="vale_ManganeseMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ManganeseMember" xlink:to="vale_ManganeseMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ManganeseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Manganese [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember" xlink:label="vale_ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Nouvelle Caldonie S A S [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeShippingMember" xlink:label="vale_ValeShippingMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeShippingMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeShippingMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeShippingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Shipping [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember" xlink:label="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Nouvelle Caledonie S A S [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_VLIMember" xlink:label="vale_VLIMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_VLIMember" xlink:to="vale_VLIMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_VLIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">V L I [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BiopalmaMember" xlink:label="vale_BiopalmaMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BiopalmaMember" xlink:to="vale_BiopalmaMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BiopalmaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Biopalma [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LongyuMember" xlink:label="vale_LongyuMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LongyuMember" xlink:to="vale_LongyuMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LongyuMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Longyu [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_BusinessCombinationsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BusinessCombinationsAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BusinessCombinationsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BusinessCombinationsAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BusinessCombinationsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Business combinations [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeMocambiqueMember" xlink:label="vale_ValeMocambiqueMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeMocambiqueMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeMocambiqueMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeMocambiqueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Mocambique</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NacalaCorridorHoldingMember" xlink:label="vale_NacalaCorridorHoldingMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NacalaCorridorHoldingMember" xlink:to="vale_NacalaCorridorHoldingMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NacalaCorridorHoldingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nacala Corridor Holding [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_VulcanMineralsMember" xlink:label="vale_VulcanMineralsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_VulcanMineralsMember" xlink:to="vale_VulcanMineralsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_VulcanMineralsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vulcan Minerals</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ArcelorMittalMember" xlink:label="vale_ArcelorMittalMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ArcelorMittalMember" xlink:to="vale_ArcelorMittalMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ArcelorMittalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Arcelor Mittal [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FerroalloysMember" xlink:label="vale_FerroalloysMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FerroalloysMember" xlink:to="vale_FerroalloysMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FerroalloysMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ferroalloys [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member" xlink:label="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member" xlink:to="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Nouvelle Caledonie S. A. S. [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeShippingHoldingMember" xlink:label="vale_ValeShippingHoldingMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeShippingHoldingMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeShippingHoldingMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ValeShippingHoldingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Vale Shipping Holding [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OptionExercisedVliSharesMember" xlink:label="vale_OptionExercisedVliSharesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OptionExercisedVliSharesMember" xlink:to="vale_OptionExercisedVliSharesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OptionExercisedVliSharesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Option Exercised Vli Shares [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember" xlink:label="vale_HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember" xlink:to="vale_HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Henan Longyu Energy Resources [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RailwayEquipmentMember" xlink:to="vale_RailwayEquipmentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Classes of assets [axis]</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ShipsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ShipsMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ShipsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ships [member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PelletizingPlantsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Pelletizing Plants [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PropertiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Properties [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EnergyPlantsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Energy Plants [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember" xlink:label="vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BuildingsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Buildings [member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LocomotivesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Locomotives [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.SMember" xlink:label="vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.SMember" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember" xlink:label="vale_ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsOtherResultsMember" xlink:label="vale_ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsOtherResultsMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsOtherResultsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Result Disposals Non Current Assets Other Results [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ImpairmentReversalDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentReversalDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PalladiumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Palladium [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CDIAndTJLPMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">C D I And T J L P [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember" xlink:to="vale_BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Forward contract [member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember" xlink:to="vale_BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Brazilian Fixed Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember" xlink:to="vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis" xlink:label="srt_StatementScenarioAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_StatementScenarioAxis" xlink:to="srt_StatementScenarioAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_StatementScenarioAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Scenario [Axis]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SensitivityScenarioIMember" xlink:to="vale_SensitivityScenarioIMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SensitivityScenarioIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Scenario I</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SensitivityScenarioIiMember" xlink:to="vale_SensitivityScenarioIiMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SensitivityScenarioIiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember" xlink:label="vale_RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember" xlink:to="vale_RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk U S Interest Rate Inside Brazil Decrease [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember" xlink:label="vale_RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember" xlink:to="vale_RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member" xlink:label="vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member" xlink:to="vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation 1 [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember" xlink:label="vale_RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember" xlink:to="vale_RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk Tjlp Interest Rate Decrease [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember" xlink:label="vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember" xlink:to="vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember" xlink:label="vale_RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember" xlink:to="vale_RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk Ipca Index Decrease [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember" xlink:label="vale_BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember" xlink:to="vale_BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Bunker Oil Call Options Bought [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember" xlink:label="vale_BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember" xlink:to="vale_BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Bunker Oil Put Options Sold [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember" xlink:label="vale_BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember" xlink:to="vale_BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Bunker Oil Forwards Contract Bought [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ForwardFreightMember" xlink:label="vale_ForwardFreightMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ForwardFreightMember" xlink:to="vale_ForwardFreightMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ForwardFreightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Forward Freight [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember" xlink:label="vale_BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember" xlink:to="vale_BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Bunker Crude Oil Options [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember" xlink:label="vale_RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember" xlink:to="vale_RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember" xlink:label="vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember" xlink:to="vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Protected Item Part Of Costs Linked To Fuel Oil Prices [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ForwardsFrieghtMember" xlink:label="vale_ForwardsFrieghtMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ForwardsFrieghtMember" xlink:to="vale_ForwardsFrieghtMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ForwardsFrieghtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Forwards Frieght [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember" xlink:label="vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember" xlink:to="vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Protected Item Part Of Costs Linked To Bunker Oil Prices [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember" xlink:label="vale_EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember" xlink:to="vale_EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Euro Fixed Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LIBORMember" xlink:label="vale_LIBORMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LIBORMember" xlink:to="vale_LIBORMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LIBORMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">L I B O R [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember" xlink:label="vale_USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember" xlink:to="vale_USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U S Floating Rate Versus U S Fixed Swap Rate [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember" xlink:label="vale_RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember" xlink:to="vale_RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk U S Libor Decrease [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember" xlink:label="vale_ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember" xlink:to="vale_ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Protected Item Libor U S Indexed Debt [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember" xlink:label="vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember" xlink:to="vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Price Sales Protection Nickel Forwards Bought [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember" xlink:label="vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember" xlink:to="vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Hedge Program For Products Acquisition For Resale Nickel Forwards Sold [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NickelForwardsMember" xlink:label="vale_NickelForwardsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NickelForwardsMember" xlink:to="vale_NickelForwardsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NickelForwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nickel Forwards [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CallOptionSpcBroughtMember" xlink:label="vale_CallOptionSpcBroughtMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CallOptionSpcBroughtMember" xlink:to="vale_CallOptionSpcBroughtMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CallOptionSpcBroughtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Call Option Spc Brought [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember" xlink:label="vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember" xlink:to="vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Embedded Call Options Sold [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CallOptionsMember" xlink:label="vale_CallOptionsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CallOptionsMember" xlink:to="vale_CallOptionsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CallOptionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Call Options [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember" xlink:label="vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember" xlink:to="vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NickelRevenueHedgingProgramProtectedItemPartOfNickelRevenuesWithFixedSalesPricesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nickel Revenue Hedging Program Protected Item Part Of Nickel Revenues With Fixed Sales Prices [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis" />
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShortTermInvestmentMember" xlink:to="vale_ShortTermInvestmentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ShortTermInvestmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short Term Investment [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RestrictedCashMember" xlink:to="vale_RestrictedCashMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RestrictedCashMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restricted Cash [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_JudicialDepositsMember" xlink:to="vale_JudicialDepositsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_JudicialDepositsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Judicial Deposits [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember" xlink:to="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments In Equity Securities Noncurrent [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ExternalCreditGradesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ExternalCreditGradesAxis" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ExternalCreditGradesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">External credit grades [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_MoodysAa1RatingMember" xlink:label="srt_MoodysAa1RatingMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysAa1RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, Aa1 Rating [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_MoodysAa2RatingMember" xlink:label="srt_MoodysAa2RatingMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysAa2RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, Aa2 Rating [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysAa3RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, Aa3 Rating [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_MoodysA1RatingMember" xlink:label="srt_MoodysA1RatingMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysA1RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, A1 Rating [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_MoodysA2RatingMember" xlink:label="srt_MoodysA2RatingMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysA2RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, A2 Rating [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_MoodysA3RatingMember" xlink:label="srt_MoodysA3RatingMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysA3RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, A3 Rating [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysBaa1RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, Baa1 Rating [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysBaa2RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, Baa2 Rating [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysBa2RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, Ba2 Rating [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_MoodysBa3RatingMember" xlink:label="srt_MoodysBa3RatingMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MoodysBa3RatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody's, Ba3 Rating [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MoodySOtherRatingMember" xlink:label="vale_MoodySOtherRatingMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MoodySOtherRatingMember" xlink:to="vale_MoodySOtherRatingMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MoodySOtherRatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Moody S Other Rating [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Categories of financial assets [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember" xlink:label="vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember" xlink:to="vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amortized cost</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, category [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember" xlink:label="vale_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember" xlink:to="vale_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts Receivable Current [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, category [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember" xlink:label="vale_SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember" xlink:to="vale_SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Suppliers And Contractors Current [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember" xlink:label="vale_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember" xlink:to="vale_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Liabilities At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss Category Membe [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember" xlink:label="vale_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember" xlink:to="vale_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans And Borrowings Current [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_GovernmentGrantMember" xlink:label="vale_GovernmentGrantMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GovernmentGrantMember" xlink:to="vale_GovernmentGrantMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_GovernmentGrantMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Government Grant [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Financial Liabilities [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ContractLiabilityMember" xlink:label="vale_ContractLiabilityMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ContractLiabilityMember" xlink:to="vale_ContractLiabilityMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ContractLiabilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Contract Liability [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember" xlink:label="vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember" xlink:to="vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Participative Stockholders Debentures Noncurrent [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FinancialGuaranteesMember" xlink:label="vale_FinancialGuaranteesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialGuaranteesMember" xlink:to="vale_FinancialGuaranteesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FinancialGuaranteesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Guarantees [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Levels of fair value hierarchy [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ShortsTermInvestmentsMember" xlink:label="vale_ShortsTermInvestmentsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShortsTermInvestmentsMember" xlink:to="vale_ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shorts Term Investments [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Level 3 of fair value hierarchy [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Classes of financial liabilities [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_MeasurementAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_MeasurementAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_MeasurementAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_MeasurementAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_MeasurementAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Measurement [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BondMember" xlink:label="vale_BondMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BondMember" xlink:to="vale_BondMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BondMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Bond [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AtFairValueMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AtFairValueMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_AtFairValueMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_AtFairValueMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AtFairValueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">At fair value [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DebenturesMember" xlink:label="vale_DebenturesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DebenturesMember" xlink:to="vale_DebenturesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DebenturesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debentures [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Types of interest rates [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember" xlink:label="vale_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember" xlink:to="vale_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tjlp Tr Ipca Igp M And Cdi [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FixedInterestRateMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FixedInterestRateMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FixedInterestRateMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FixedInterestRateMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FixedInterestRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed interest rate [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember" xlink:label="vale_BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember" xlink:to="vale_BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Basket Of Currencies And Usd L I B O R [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember" xlink:label="vale_CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember" xlink:to="vale_CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Currencies Other Than U S Dollar And Brazilian Real [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2022/currency-2022.xsd#currency_BRL" xlink:label="currency_BRL" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_BRL" xlink:to="currency_BRL_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="currency_BRL_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Brazil, Brazil Real</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherCurrienciesMember" xlink:label="vale_OtherCurrienciesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherCurrienciesMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherCurrienciesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherCurrienciesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Curriencies [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TotalCurrienciesMember" xlink:label="vale_TotalCurrienciesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TotalCurrienciesMember" xlink:to="vale_TotalCurrienciesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TotalCurrienciesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Curriencies [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EurobondsMember" xlink:label="vale_EurobondsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EurobondsMember" xlink:to="vale_EurobondsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EurobondsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Eurobonds [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:label="vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2023</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:label="vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2024</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:label="vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2025</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:label="vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2026</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:label="vale_FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2027</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember" xlink:to="vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Between 2028 and 2030</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember" xlink:to="vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2031 onwards</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PelletsPlantsMember" xlink:label="vale_PelletsPlantsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PelletsPlantsMember" xlink:to="vale_PelletsPlantsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PelletsPlantsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Pellets plants</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities arising from financing activities [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilitiesMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilitiesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilitiesMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Lease liabilities [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Later than two years and not later than three years [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Later than three years and not later than four years [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember" xlink:to="vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2027 onwards</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MiningEquipmentMember" xlink:label="vale_MiningEquipmentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MiningEquipmentMember" xlink:to="vale_MiningEquipmentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MiningEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mining Equipment [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember" xlink:label="vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember" xlink:to="vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Global Settlement for Brumadinho</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Classes of other provisions [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PaymentObligationsMember" xlink:label="vale_PaymentObligationsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentObligationsMember" xlink:to="vale_PaymentObligationsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PaymentObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payment Obligations [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provision For Socio Economic Reparation And Others [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provision For Social And Environmental Reparation [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CommitmentMember" xlink:label="vale_CommitmentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CommitmentMember" xlink:to="vale_CommitmentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CommitmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commitment [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember" xlink:label="vale_TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember" xlink:to="vale_TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tailings Containment And Geotechnical Safety [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IndividualIndemnificationMember" xlink:label="vale_IndividualIndemnificationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IndividualIndemnificationMember" xlink:to="vale_IndividualIndemnificationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IndividualIndemnificationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Individual Indemnification [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherCommitmentsMember" xlink:label="vale_OtherCommitmentsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherCommitmentsMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherCommitmentsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherCommitmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Commitments [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingOneMember" xlink:label="vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingOneMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingOneMember" xlink:to="vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingOneMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Arbitration Proceedings In Brazil Filed By Shareholders And Class Association Proceeding One [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingTwoMember" xlink:label="vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingTwoMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingTwoMember" xlink:to="vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingTwoMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Arbitration Proceedings In Brazil Filed By Shareholders And Class Association Proceeding Two [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SamarcoMember" xlink:label="vale_SamarcoMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SamarcoMember" xlink:to="vale_SamarcoMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SamarcoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Samarco [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember" xlink:label="vale_RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember" xlink:to="vale_RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Renova Foundation Reparation And Compensation Programs [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember" xlink:label="vale_DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember" xlink:to="vale_DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">De Characterization Of The Germanod Dam [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember" xlink:label="vale_FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember" xlink:to="vale_FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fundao Dam Rupture And De Characterization Of Germano Dam [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member" xlink:label="vale_SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member" xlink:to="vale_SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Samarco Minerao S. A. [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PublicCivilClaimFiledByFederalGovernmentAndOthersMember" xlink:label="vale_PublicCivilClaimFiledByFederalGovernmentAndOthersMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PublicCivilClaimFiledByFederalGovernmentAndOthersMember" xlink:to="vale_PublicCivilClaimFiledByFederalGovernmentAndOthersMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PublicCivilClaimFiledByFederalGovernmentAndOthersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public Civil Claim Filed By Federal Government And Others [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember" xlink:label="vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember" xlink:to="vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">De-characterization of dam structures located in Brazil</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asset retirement obligations and environmental obligations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherRegionsMember" xlink:label="vale_OtherRegionsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherRegionsMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherRegionsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherRegionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other regions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other environment related provision [member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Legal proceedings provision [member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember" xlink:to="vale_EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Employee postretirement obligations (note 29)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember" xlink:label="vale_PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember" xlink:to="vale_PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payroll, related charges and other remunerations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OnerousContractsProvisionMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OnerousContractsProvisionMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OnerousContractsProvisionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Onerous contracts provision [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CfemRelatedProceedingsMember" xlink:label="vale_CfemRelatedProceedingsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CfemRelatedProceedingsMember" xlink:to="vale_CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cfem Related Proceedings [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember" xlink:label="vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember" xlink:to="vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assessments And Legal Proceedings Related To Pis Cofins [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TaxOnServicesMember" xlink:label="vale_TaxOnServicesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxOnServicesMember" xlink:to="vale_TaxOnServicesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxOnServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tax On Services [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember" xlink:label="vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember" xlink:to="vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assessments And Legal Proceedings Related To Tax On Services [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember" xlink:label="vale_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember" xlink:to="vale_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tax Proceedings Fines Arising From Offsets Not Approved For Settlement Of Federal Debts [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember" xlink:label="vale_EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember" xlink:to="vale_EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Environmental Litigations Iron Ore Operations In Itabira [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TaxLitigationMember" xlink:label="vale_TaxLitigationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxLitigationMember" xlink:to="vale_TaxLitigationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxLitigationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tax litigation</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CivilLitigationMember" xlink:label="vale_CivilLitigationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CivilLitigationMember" xlink:to="vale_CivilLitigationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CivilLitigationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Civil litigation</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LaborLitigationMember" xlink:label="vale_LaborLitigationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LaborLitigationMember" xlink:to="vale_LaborLitigationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LaborLitigationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Labor litigation</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EnvironmentalLitigationMember" xlink:label="vale_EnvironmentalLitigationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EnvironmentalLitigationMember" xlink:to="vale_EnvironmentalLitigationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EnvironmentalLitigationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Environmental litigation</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EmployeeBenefitsMember" xlink:label="vale_EmployeeBenefitsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmployeeBenefitsMember" xlink:to="vale_EmployeeBenefitsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EmployeeBenefitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Employee Benefits [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined benefit plans [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" xlink:label="vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember" xlink:to="vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" xlink:label="vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember" xlink:to="vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FairValue2022PlanMember" xlink:label="vale_FairValue2022PlanMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FairValue2022PlanMember" xlink:to="vale_FairValue2022PlanMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FairValue2022PlanMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value 2022 Plan [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net defined benefit liability (asset) [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherBenefitsMember" xlink:label="vale_OtherBenefitsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherBenefitsMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherBenefitsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherBenefitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Benefits [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PlanAssetsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PlanAssetsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PlanAssetsMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PlanAssetsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PlanAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Plan assets [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_EffectOfAssetCeilingMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EffectOfAssetCeilingMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_EffectOfAssetCeilingMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Effect of asset ceiling [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember" xlink:label="vale_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember" xlink:to="vale_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Present Value Of Defined Benefit Obligations [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionsAxis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionsAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionsAxis" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionsAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Actuarial assumptions [axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Actuarial assumption of discount rates [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PortfolioOfValeStockMember" xlink:label="vale_PortfolioOfValeStockMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PortfolioOfValeStockMember" xlink:to="vale_PortfolioOfValeStockMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PortfolioOfValeStockMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Portfolio Of Vale Stock [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="vale_BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="vale_BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Brazilian Federal Government Securities [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="vale_CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="vale_CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Canadian Government Securities [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember" xlink:label="vale_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember" xlink:to="vale_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Performance Share Unit Program [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember" xlink:label="vale_AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember" xlink:to="vale_AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">American Depositary Receipts [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_GovernmentalBondsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Governmental Bonds [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FixedIncomeMember" xlink:to="vale_FixedIncomeMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FixedIncomeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Income [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradingEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Trading equity securities [member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_InvestmentPropertyMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_InvestmentPropertyMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InvestmentPropertyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investment property [member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LoanToParticipantsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loan To Participants [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LaterThanFiveYearsMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanFiveYearsMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LaterThanFiveYearsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Later than five years [member]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_UnobservableInputsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unobservable inputs [axis]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember" xlink:to="vale_SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares Granted Share Price Brl [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember" xlink:to="vale_ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share Granted Share Price Brl [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Historical volatility for shares, measurement input [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember" xlink:label="vale_ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember" xlink:to="vale_ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expected Term Measurement Input [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember" xlink:label="vale_ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember" xlink:to="vale_ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expected Values Of Shareholder Return Measurement Input [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember" xlink:label="vale_ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember" xlink:to="vale_ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expected Value Of Performance Factor Measurement Input [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EntityStockholdersAxis" xlink:label="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis" xlink:to="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Stockholders [Axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember" xlink:label="vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember" xlink:to="vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shareholders With More Than 5 Of Total Capital [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember" xlink:label="vale_CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember" xlink:to="vale_CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Group Companies Inc [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PreviMember" xlink:label="vale_PreviMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PreviMember" xlink:to="vale_PreviMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PreviMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Previ [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MitsuiCo.LtdMember" xlink:label="vale_MitsuiCo.LtdMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MitsuiCo.LtdMember" xlink:to="vale_MitsuiCo.LtdMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MitsuiCo.LtdMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mitsui Co. Ltd [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BlackrockIncMember" xlink:label="vale_BlackrockIncMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BlackrockIncMember" xlink:to="vale_BlackrockIncMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BlackrockIncMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Blackrock Inc [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FreeFloatingMember" xlink:label="vale_FreeFloatingMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FreeFloatingMember" xlink:to="vale_FreeFloatingMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FreeFloatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Free Floating [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_GoldenSharesMember" xlink:label="vale_GoldenSharesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GoldenSharesMember" xlink:to="vale_GoldenSharesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_GoldenSharesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Golden Shares [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PreferenceSharesMember" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PreferenceSharesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PreferenceSharesMember" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PreferenceSharesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PreferenceSharesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preference shares [member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember" xlink:label="vale_CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember" xlink:to="vale_CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cancellation Of Treasury Shares [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AcquiredParentMember" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredParentMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AcquiredParentMember" xlink:to="vale_AcquiredParentMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredParentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquired Parent [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember" xlink:to="vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquired By Wholly Owned Subsidiaries [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SharesBuybackProgramMember" xlink:to="vale_SharesBuybackProgramMember_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SharesBuybackProgramMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares Buyback Program [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SharesBuybackProgram1Member" xlink:label="vale_SharesBuybackProgram1Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SharesBuybackProgram1Member" xlink:to="vale_SharesBuybackProgram1Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SharesBuybackProgram1Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares Buyback Program 1 [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AcquiredParent1Member" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredParent1Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AcquiredParent1Member" xlink:to="vale_AcquiredParent1Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredParent1Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquired Parent 1 [Member]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member" xlink:to="vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquired By Wholly Owned Subsidiaries 1 [Member]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_DocumentType" xlink:to="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Document Type</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CountryRegion" xlink:to="dei_CountryRegion_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_CountryRegion_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Country Region</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:to="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:to="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_Extension" xlink:to="dei_Extension_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_Extension_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Extension</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:to="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Written Communications</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:to="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Soliciting Material</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Title of 12(b) Security</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_NoTradingSymbolFlag_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">No Trading Symbol Flag</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:to="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Trading Symbol</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:to="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_Security12gTitle" xlink:label="dei_Security12gTitle" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_Security12gTitle" xlink:to="dei_Security12gTitle_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_Security12gTitle_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Title of 12(g) Security</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SecurityReportingObligation" xlink:to="dei_SecurityReportingObligation_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_SecurityReportingObligation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Security Reporting Obligation</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_AnnualInformationForm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Annual Information Form</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements" xlink:label="dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements" xlink:to="dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Audited Annual Financial Statements</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer" xlink:label="dei_EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityVoluntaryFilers" xlink:label="dei_EntityVoluntaryFilers" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityVoluntaryFilers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Voluntary Filers</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus" xlink:label="dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Current Reporting Status</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent" xlink:label="dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent" xlink:to="dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Interactive Data Current</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityFilerCategory" xlink:to="dei_EntityFilerCategory_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityFilerCategory_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Filer Category</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntitySmallBusiness" xlink:to="dei_EntitySmallBusiness_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntitySmallBusiness_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Small Business</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_DocumentAccountingStandard" xlink:to="dei_DocumentAccountingStandard_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_DocumentAccountingStandard_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Document Accounting Standard</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="vale_CashFlowFromUsedInOperatingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net cash generated by operating activities</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash flow from investing activities:</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PaymentsForCapitalExpenditure" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsForCapitalExpenditure" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentsForCapitalExpenditure" xlink:to="vale_PaymentsForCapitalExpenditure_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsForCapitalExpenditure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital expenditures</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PurchaseOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additions to investments</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from the sale of investments, net</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DividendsReceivedClassifiedAsInvestingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DividendsReceivedClassifiedAsInvestingActivities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DividendsReceivedClassifiedAsInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Dividends received from associates and joint ventures</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInDecreaseIncreaseInShorttermDepositsAndInvestments" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInDecreaseIncreaseInShorttermDepositsAndInvestments" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInDecreaseIncreaseInShorttermDepositsAndInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term investment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other investments activities, net</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net cash used in investing activities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash flow from financing activities:</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NetRepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" xlink:label="vale_NetRepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="vale_NetRepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and borrowings from third-parties</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments of loans and borrowings from third-parties</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilitiesClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilitiesClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilitiesClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments of leasing</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DividendsPaidToEquityHoldersOfParentClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DividendsPaidToEquityHoldersOfParentClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DividendsPaidToEquityHoldersOfParentClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Dividends and interest on capital paid to shareholders</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Dividends and interest on capital paid to noncontrolling interest</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PaymentsToAcquireOrRedeemEntitysShares" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PaymentsToAcquireOrRedeemEntitysShares" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PaymentsToAcquireOrRedeemEntitysShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares buyback program</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransactionsWithNoncontrollingShareholdersOfPtvi" xlink:label="vale_TransactionsWithNoncontrollingShareholdersOfPtvi" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TransactionsWithNoncontrollingShareholdersOfPtvi_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transactions with noncontrolling shareholders of PTVI</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransactionsWithNoncontrollingShareholdersOfMbr" xlink:label="vale_TransactionsWithNoncontrollingShareholdersOfMbr" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TransactionsWithNoncontrollingShareholdersOfMbr_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transactions with noncontrolling shareholders of MBR</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsBeforeEffectOfExchangeRateChanges" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsBeforeEffectOfExchangeRateChanges" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentTradeReceivables" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTradeReceivables" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_Inventories" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Inventories" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Inventories_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Inventories</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherCurrentAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current liabilities</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_LoansBorrowingsAndLeasesNonCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans, borrowings, and leases</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentNonfinancialLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other financial liabilities</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Settlement program ("REFIS")</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred income taxes</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NoncurrentProvision" xlink:label="vale_NoncurrentProvision" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NoncurrentProvision" xlink:to="vale_NoncurrentProvision_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_NoncurrentProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provisions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDamFailureNonCurrent" xlink:label="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDamFailureNonCurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDamFailureNonCurrent" xlink:to="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDamFailureNonCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDamFailureNonCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities related to Brumadinho</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsNonCurrent" xlink:label="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsNonCurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsNonCurrent" xlink:to="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsNonCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsNonCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">De-characterization of dams and asset retirement obligations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent" xlink:label="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent" xlink:to="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_EquityAbstract" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EquityAbstract" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_EquityAbstract" xlink:to="ifrs-full_EquityAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EquityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent" xlink:to="ifrs-full_EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity attributable to Vale's shareholders</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_EquityAndLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EquityAndLiabilities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EquityAndLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total liabilities and equity</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Equity" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Equity_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Equity_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Beginning balance, value</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other comprehensive income</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InterestOnCapitalRecognized" xlink:to="vale_InterestOnCapitalRecognized_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InterestOnCapitalRecognized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest on capital of Vale's shareholders</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DisclosureOfReservesAndOtherEquityInterestsExplanatory" xlink:label="vale_DisclosureOfReservesAndOtherEquityInterestsExplanatory" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndIntangibleAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property, plant and equipment and intangibles</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sustaining capital (i)</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentForDevelopmentProjectExpenditure" xlink:to="vale_PaymentForDevelopmentProjectExpenditure_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PaymentForDevelopmentProjectExpenditure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Project execution</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_InventoriesAtNetRealisableValue" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InventoriesAtNetRealisableValue" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_InventoriesAtNetRealisableValue" xlink:to="ifrs-full_InventoriesAtNetRealisableValue_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InventoriesAtNetRealisableValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">&#160;Product inventory</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill" xlink:to="ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Intangible</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property, plant and equipment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CostsAndExpensesByNatureAbstract" xlink:to="vale_CostsAndExpensesByNatureAbstract_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_CostsAndExpensesByNatureAbstract_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Costs And Expenses By Nature - Cost Of Goods Sold And Services</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_TransportationExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TransportationExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TransportationExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TransportationExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TransportationExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Freight</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_RawMaterialsAndConsumablesUsed" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RawMaterialsAndConsumablesUsed" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RawMaterialsAndConsumablesUsed" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RawMaterialsAndConsumablesUsed_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RawMaterialsAndConsumablesUsed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Materials and services</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_RepairsAndMaintenanceExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RepairsAndMaintenanceExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RepairsAndMaintenanceExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RepairsAndMaintenanceExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RepairsAndMaintenanceExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maintenance</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DepreciationAndDepletionExpenseCostGoodsSoldAndServices" xlink:label="vale_DepreciationAndDepletionExpenseCostGoodsSoldAndServices" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DepreciationAndDepletionExpenseCostGoodsSoldAndServices" xlink:to="vale_DepreciationAndDepletionExpenseCostGoodsSoldAndServices_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DepreciationAndDepletionExpenseCostGoodsSoldAndServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts" xlink:label="vale_CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts" xlink:to="vale_CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquisition of products</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices" xlink:label="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices" xlink:to="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Personnel</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FuelExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FuelExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FuelExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FuelExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FuelExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fuel oil and gas</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_RoyaltyExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RoyaltyExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RoyaltyExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RoyaltyExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RoyaltyExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Royalties</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_EnergyExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EnergyExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_EnergyExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_EnergyExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EnergyExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Energy</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices" xlink:label="vale_OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices" xlink:to="vale_OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CostOfSales" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CostOfSales_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CostOfSales_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CostOfMerchandiseSold" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CostOfMerchandiseSold" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CostOfMerchandiseSold" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CostOfMerchandiseSold_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CostOfMerchandiseSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cost of goods sold</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ServicesExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ServicesExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ServicesExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ServicesExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ServicesExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cost of services rendered</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CostOfSales" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CostOfSales_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CostOfSales_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CostsAndExpensesByNatureAbstract" xlink:to="vale_CostsAndExpensesByNatureAbstract_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="vale_CostsAndExpensesByNatureAbstract_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Costs And Expenses By Nature - Selling And Administrative</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:label="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:to="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Personnel</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:label="vale_ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:to="vale_ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Services</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_SellingExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SellingExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SellingExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SellingExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SellingExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Selling</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:label="vale_DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:to="vale_DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Depreciation and amortization</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AdvertisingExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AdvertisingExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_AdvertisingExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_AdvertisingExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AdvertisingExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Advertisement</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherExpenseByNature" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherExpenseByNature" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherExpenseByNature" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherExpenseByNature_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherExpenseByNature_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ExpensesRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent" xlink:label="vale_ExpensesRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ExpensesRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent" xlink:to="vale_ExpensesRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ExpensesRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expenses related to Brumadinho event</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ExpensesRelatedToDecharacterizationOfDam" xlink:label="vale_ExpensesRelatedToDecharacterizationOfDam" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ExpensesRelatedToDecharacterizationOfDam_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expenses related to de-characterization of dam</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AssetRetirementObligations" xlink:label="vale_AssetRetirementObligations" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AssetRetirementObligations" xlink:to="vale_AssetRetirementObligations_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AssetRetirementObligations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asset retirement obligations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionForLitigations" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForLitigations" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionForLitigations" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionForLitigations_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForLitigations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provision for litigations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses" xlink:label="vale_PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses" xlink:to="vale_PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Profit sharing program</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OperatingExpensesByNatureOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_FinancialResultsAbstract_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Result</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_FinancialIncomeAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial income</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherFinanceIncome" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherFinanceIncome" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherFinanceIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinanceIncome" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinanceIncome_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BorrowingCostsCapitaliseds" xlink:to="vale_BorrowingCostsCapitaliseds_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BorrowingCostsCapitaliseds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capitalized loans and borrowing costs</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses" xlink:to="vale_InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="vale_InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest on REFIS</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest on lease liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BondPremiumRepurchase" xlink:label="vale_BondPremiumRepurchase" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BondPremiumRepurchase" xlink:to="vale_BondPremiumRepurchase_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherFinanceCost" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherFinanceCost" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherFinanceCost" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherFinanceCost_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherFinanceCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinanceCosts" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinanceCosts_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTotalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinanceCosts_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">&#160;Total financial expenses</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract" xlink:to="vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other financial items, net</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net foreign exchange gains (losses)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebentures" xlink:label="vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebentures" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebentures" xlink:to="vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebentures_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebentures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Participative shareholders' debentures</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FinancialGuarantees" xlink:label="vale_FinancialGuarantees" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialGuarantees" xlink:to="vale_FinancialGuarantees_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FinancialGuarantees_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial guarantees</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative financial instruments</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reclassification of cumulative translation adjustments to the income statement</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IndexationGainsLosses" xlink:label="vale_IndexationGainsLosses" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IndexationGainsLosses" xlink:to="vale_IndexationGainsLosses_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="vale_IndexationGainsLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Indexation losses, net</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherFinancialItems" xlink:to="vale_OtherFinancialItems_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialItems_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">&#160;Other financial items</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinanceIncomeCost" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinanceIncomeCost_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinanceIncomeCost_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Liabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Liabilities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Liabilities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CurrentLiability" xlink:label="vale_CurrentLiability" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrentLiability" xlink:to="vale_CurrentLiability_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_CurrentLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NoncurrentLiability" xlink:label="vale_NoncurrentLiability" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NoncurrentLiability" xlink:to="vale_NoncurrentLiability_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_NoncurrentLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ContractLiability" xlink:label="vale_ContractLiability" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ContractLiability" xlink:to="vale_ContractLiability_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ContractLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Contract liability</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized" xlink:label="vale_FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized" xlink:to="vale_FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived" xlink:label="vale_VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived" xlink:to="vale_VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Variable revenue - additional payments received</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AccountingProfit" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AccountingProfit" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AccountingProfit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Income before income taxes</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReconciliationOfAverageEffectiveTaxRateAndApplicableTaxRateAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustments that affect the taxes basis:</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxEffectOfEquityResults" xlink:to="vale_TaxEffectOfEquityResults_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxEffectOfAdditionsReversalsOfTaxLossCarryforward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Addition (reduction) of tax loss carryforward</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfTaxLosses" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfTaxLosses" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ReclassificationOfCumulativeAdjustmentsToIncomeStatement" xlink:label="vale_ReclassificationOfCumulativeAdjustmentsToIncomeStatement" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ReclassificationOfCumulativeAdjustmentsToIncomeStatement" xlink:to="vale_ReclassificationOfCumulativeAdjustmentsToIncomeStatement_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ReclassificationOfCumulativeAdjustmentsToIncomeStatement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reclassification of cumulative adjustments to the income statement</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentTaxExpenseIncome" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxExpenseIncome" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxExpenseIncome" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxExpenseIncome_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxExpenseIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current tax</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DeferredTaxExpenseIncome" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxExpenseIncome" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxExpenseIncome" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxExpenseIncome_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsTable" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [table]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TaxesLossesCarryforward" xlink:label="vale_TaxesLossesCarryforward" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxesLossesCarryforward" xlink:to="vale_TaxesLossesCarryforward_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxesLossesCarryforward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes losses carryforward</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred tax asset (liability)</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="vale_IncomeTaxesAbstract_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Income Taxes - Changes In Deferred Tax</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxAssets_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxAssets_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at beginning of period</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at beginning of period</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at beginning of period</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:label="vale_DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes losses carryforward</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes losses carryforward</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisionsDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:label="vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisionsDeferredTaxAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisionsDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:to="vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisionsDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisionsDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asset retirement obligations and other provisions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisions" xlink:label="vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisions" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asset retirement obligations and other provisions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:label="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:to="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair value of financial instruments</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstruments" xlink:label="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstruments" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstruments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair value of financial instruments</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipmentLiabilities" xlink:label="vale_RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipmentLiabilities" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:label="vale_OtherDeferredTaxAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:to="vale_OtherDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherDeferredTaxNet" xlink:to="vale_OtherDeferredTaxNet_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherDeferredTaxNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:label="vale_EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxAssets" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxLiability" xlink:label="vale_EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxLiability" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Effect in income statement</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EffectInIncomeStatement" xlink:label="vale_EffectInIncomeStatement" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EffectInIncomeStatement" xlink:to="vale_EffectInIncomeStatement_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_EffectInIncomeStatement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Effect in income statement</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:label="vale_TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets" xlink:to="vale_TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfers between assets and liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxLiability" xlink:label="vale_TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxLiability" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfers between assets and liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxAsset" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiability" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiability" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other comprehensive income</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustriesDeferredTaxLiability" xlink:label="vale_SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustriesDeferredTaxLiability" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustriesDeferredTaxLiability" xlink:to="vale_SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustriesDeferredTaxLiability_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustriesDeferredTaxLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sale of California Steel Industries</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxAssets_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at ending of period</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilities_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at ending of period</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at ending of period</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityCurrent" xlink:to="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityCurrent_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityCurrent_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent" xlink:to="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current liabilities</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxSettlementLiability" xlink:to="vale_TaxSettlementLiability_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxSettlementLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">REFIS liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate" xlink:label="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate" xlink:to="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">SELIC rate (in percentage)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiary" xlink:label="vale_TransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiary" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiary" xlink:to="vale_TransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiary_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfer pricing over the exportation of ores to a foreign subsidiary</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_InterestExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InterestExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_InterestExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_InterestExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InterestExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expenses of interest on capital</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedingRelatedToIncomeTaxPaidAbroad" xlink:label="vale_ProceedingRelatedToIncomeTaxPaidAbroad" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedingRelatedToIncomeTaxPaidAbroad_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeding related to income tax paid abroad</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GoodwillAmortization" xlink:to="vale_GoodwillAmortization_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_GainRelatedToIncidenceOfIrpjAndCsllOnSelicRateInRepetitionOfUnduePayment" xlink:label="vale_GainRelatedToIncidenceOfIrpjAndCsllOnSelicRateInRepetitionOfUnduePayment" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_GainRelatedToIncidenceOfIrpjAndCsllOnSelicRateInRepetitionOfUnduePayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gain related to incidence of IRPJ and CSLL on SELIC rate in the repetition of undue payment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TotalRecordedBalanceSheet" xlink:label="vale_TotalRecordedBalanceSheet" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TotalRecordedBalanceSheet" xlink:to="vale_TotalRecordedBalanceSheet_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current tax assets, current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current tax assets, non-current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current tax liabilities, current</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis" xlink:to="vale_NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis [Axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TaxIncentive" xlink:label="vale_TaxIncentive" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxIncentive" xlink:to="vale_TaxIncentive_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TaxIncentive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tax incentive</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tax assessment</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfTaxLosses" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfTaxLosses_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfTaxLosses_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tax effect of tax losses</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reduction of tax losses</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DeferredTaxLiability" xlink:label="vale_DeferredTaxLiability" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DeferredTaxLiability" xlink:to="vale_DeferredTaxLiability_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ThousandsOfSharesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Thousands of shares</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProfitLossBeforeTax_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Income before income taxes</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet" xlink:label="vale_AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet" xlink:to="vale_AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other assets and liabilities, net</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="vale_CashFlowsReconciliationAbstract_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash Flows Reconciliation - Cash Flow From Investing Activities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale" xlink:to="vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disbursement related to VNC sale</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfCsi" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfCsi" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfCsi" xlink:to="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfCsi_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfCsi_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from sale of CSI</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfMidwesternSystemNetOfCash" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfMidwesternSystemNetOfCash" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfMidwesternSystemNetOfCash_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from sale of Midwestern System, net of cash</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="vale_ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from disposal of Mosaic shares</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar" xlink:to="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from sale of Vale Florestar</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfVliShares" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfVliShares" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfVliShares" xlink:to="vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfVliShares_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfVliShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from disposal of VLI shares</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu" xlink:to="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from sale of Longyu</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet" xlink:to="vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from disposal of investments, net</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities arising from financing activities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additions</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:label="vale_DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:to="vale_DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest paid</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash flow from financing activities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Effect of exchange rate</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest accretion</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:to="vale_IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-cash changes</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities arising from financing activities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInOperation" xlink:label="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInOperation" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInOperation" xlink:to="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInOperation_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInOperation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-cash transactions:</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_BorrowingCostsCapitalised" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingCostsCapitalised" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingCostsCapitalised_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additions to property, plant and equipment - capitalized loans and borrowing costs</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfOffsettingOfFinancialAssetsTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfOffsettingOfFinancialAssetsTable" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfOffsettingOfFinancialAssetsTable" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfOffsettingOfFinancialAssetsTable_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfOffsettingOfFinancialAssetsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of offsetting of financial assets [table]</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and borrowings from third-parties</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtAmortisedCost" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtAmortisedCost" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtAmortisedCost" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtAmortisedCost_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtAmortisedCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Principal interest debentures</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SettleInfrastructureDebentures" xlink:label="vale_SettleInfrastructureDebentures" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SettleInfrastructureDebentures" xlink:to="vale_SettleInfrastructureDebentures_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_SettleInfrastructureDebentures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Settle infrastructure debentures</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchase of treasury shares</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RepurchaseBondPremium" xlink:label="vale_RepurchaseBondPremium" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RepurchaseBondPremium" xlink:to="vale_RepurchaseBondPremium_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RepurchaseBondPremium_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Repurchase bond premium</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LineOfCreditPrepaid" xlink:label="vale_LineOfCreditPrepaid" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LineOfCreditPrepaid" xlink:to="vale_LineOfCreditPrepaid_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LineOfCreditPrepaid_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of credit prepaid</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate" xlink:to="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_BorrowingsInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest rate on bonds</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of bond redeemed</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ExpensesWithCashTenderOfferRepurchased" xlink:label="vale_ExpensesWithCashTenderOfferRepurchased" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ExpensesWithCashTenderOfferRepurchased" xlink:to="vale_ExpensesWithCashTenderOfferRepurchased_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ExpensesWithCashTenderOfferRepurchased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Premium paid on early redemption of debt security</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Related parties</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_TradeReceivables" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeReceivables" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TradeReceivables" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TradeReceivables_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Third parties</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CurrentTradeReceivable" xlink:label="vale_CurrentTradeReceivable" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrentTradeReceivable" xlink:to="vale_CurrentTradeReceivable_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_CurrentTradeReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts receivable</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expected credit loss</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CurrentTradeReceivablesNet" xlink:label="vale_CurrentTradeReceivablesNet" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrentTradeReceivablesNet" xlink:to="vale_CurrentTradeReceivablesNet_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CurrentTradeReceivablesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts receivable, net</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables" xlink:label="vale_ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables" xlink:to="vale_ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Thousand metric tons</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionalPrices" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionalPrices" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionalPrices" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionalPrices_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionalPrices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provisional price</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change +</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Effect on Revenue from increase in risk assumption</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinishedGoods" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinishedGoods" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinishedGoods" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinishedGoods_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinishedGoods_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Finished products</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_WorkInProgress" xlink:label="ifrs-full_WorkInProgress" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_WorkInProgress" xlink:to="ifrs-full_WorkInProgress_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_WorkInProgress_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Work in progress</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_SpareParts" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SpareParts" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SpareParts" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SpareParts_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SpareParts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consumable inventory</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AllowanceToNetRealizableValue" xlink:label="vale_AllowanceToNetRealizableValue" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AllowanceToNetRealizableValue" xlink:to="vale_AllowanceToNetRealizableValue_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="vale_AllowanceToNetRealizableValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance to net realizable value (i)</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Inventories" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Inventories_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Inventories_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total of inventories</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Third parties</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Related parties</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables" xlink:to="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total trade and other current payables</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OutstandingBalancesForRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="vale_OutstandingBalancesForRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OutstandingBalancesForRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_OutstandingBalancesForRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OutstandingBalancesForRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Outstanding balance related transactions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_InterestReceivable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InterestReceivable" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_InterestReceivable" xlink:to="ifrs-full_InterestReceivable_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InterestReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Receivables interest</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restricted cash-noncurrent</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative financial instruments- current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent" xlink:to="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments in equity securities -Non- Current</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialAssets_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialAssets_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total other financial assets - Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total other financial assets - Non-Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative financial instruments - Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToRelatedParties" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToRelatedParties" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Related parties - Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent" xlink:label="vale_FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent" xlink:to="vale_FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial guarantees provided -Non current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentGovernmentGrants" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentGovernmentGrants" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentGovernmentGrants" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentGovernmentGrants_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentGovernmentGrants_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities related to the concession grant-Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentGovernmentGrants" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentGovernmentGrants" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentGovernmentGrants" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentGovernmentGrants_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentGovernmentGrants_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities related to the concession grant-Non current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ContractLiabilityCurrent" xlink:label="vale_ContractLiabilityCurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ContractLiabilityCurrent" xlink:to="vale_ContractLiabilityCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_ContractLiabilityCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Contract liability</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total other financial liabilities - Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total other financial liabilities - Non-Current</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfContingentLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfContingentLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationTable" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfContingentLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of contingent liabilities in business combination [table]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherProvision" xlink:label="vale_OtherProvision" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherProvision" xlink:to="vale_OtherProvision_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Provision, beginning</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_Addition" xlink:label="vale_Addition" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_Addition" xlink:to="vale_Addition_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_Addition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Addition</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PresentValueAdjustment" xlink:label="vale_PresentValueAdjustment" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PresentValueAdjustment" xlink:to="vale_PresentValueAdjustment_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PresentValueAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Present value adjustment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_Disbursements" xlink:label="vale_Disbursements" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_Disbursements" xlink:to="vale_Disbursements_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_Disbursements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disbursements</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherProvision" xlink:to="vale_OtherProvision_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherProvision_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Provision, Ending</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision" xlink:label="vale_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision" xlink:to="vale_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision" xlink:label="vale_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision" xlink:to="vale_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherProvision" xlink:to="vale_OtherProvision_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherProvision_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Discount rate</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ObligationAxis" xlink:to="vale_ObligationAxis_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_ObligationAxis_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">ObligationAxis [Axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange" xlink:label="vale_PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange" xlink:to="vale_PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percent annually readjustment index exchange</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provision amount</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ObligationSettled" xlink:label="vale_ObligationSettled" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ObligationSettled" xlink:to="vale_ObligationSettled_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ObligationSettled_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Obligation settled</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfJointVenturesTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfJointVenturesTable" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfJointVenturesTable" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfJointVenturesTable_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfJointVenturesTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of joint ventures [table]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">% Voting capital</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity results in income statement</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DividendsReceived" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DividendsReceived" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DividendsReceived" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DividendsReceived_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DividendsReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Dividends received</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DisclosureInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVenturesAbstract" xlink:to="vale_DisclosureInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVenturesAbstract_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_DisclosureInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVenturesAbstract_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments In Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures - Changes In Year</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="ifrs-full_InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at the beginning</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodCapitalContribution" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodCapitalContribution" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodCapitalContribution" xlink:to="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodCapitalContribution_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodCapitalContribution_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital contribution to CSP</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:label="vale_DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="vale_DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Dividends declared</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment" xlink:to="vale_InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ImpairmentOfCsp" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentOfCsp" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ImpairmentOfCsp" xlink:to="vale_ImpairmentOfCsp_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentOfCsp_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impairment of CSP</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToDiscontinuedOperations" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfer the equity results to discontinued operations (note 16a)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToHeldForSale" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToHeldForSale" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfer of CSI to assets held for sale (nota 16c)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:label="vale_OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Others</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at the end</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentAssets_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentAssets_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current assets</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current assets.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Assets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Assets_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Assets_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total assets</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Liabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Liabilities_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Liabilities_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Equity" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Equity_4_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Equity_4_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Stockholders' equity</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Revenue" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Revenue_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Revenue_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net revenue</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net income (loss)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">% Voting capital</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">% Noncontrolling interest</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current liabilities</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Related parties - Stockholders</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity attributable to non-controlling interests</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTaxs" xlink:label="vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTaxs" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTaxs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gain related to reclassification of cumulative translation adjustments of investment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">% Voting capital</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_AverageSalesPriceAndProductionCostsPerUnitOfProductionTable" xlink:label="srt_AverageSalesPriceAndProductionCostsPerUnitOfProductionTable" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_AverageSalesPriceAndProductionCostsPerUnitOfProductionTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Oil and Gas, Average Sale Price and Production Cost Per Unit [Table]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AccountsReceivable" xlink:label="vale_AccountsReceivable" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AccountsReceivable" xlink:to="vale_AccountsReceivable_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_AccountsReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts receivable</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentInvestments_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other assets</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Assets_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_SuppliersAndContractors" xlink:label="vale_SuppliersAndContractors" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SuppliersAndContractors" xlink:to="vale_SuppliersAndContractors_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_SuppliersAndContractors_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Suppliers and contractors</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LiabilitiesIncurred" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilitiesIncurred" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfTransactionsBetweenRelatedPartiesTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfTransactionsBetweenRelatedPartiesTable" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherFinancialItemsGross" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialItemsGross" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherFinancialItemsGross" xlink:to="vale_OtherFinancialItemsGross_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialItemsGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other financial items</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross" xlink:label="vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross" xlink:to="vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total recycling from OCI</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherFinancialItemsNet" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialItemsNet" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialItemsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other financial items, net</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesNet" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesNet" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciNet" xlink:label="vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciNet" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total recycling from OCI</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesNet" xlink:label="vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesNet" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsTable" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [table]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AcquiredAssetsAbstract" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredAssetsAbstract" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AcquiredAssetsAbstract" xlink:to="vale_AcquiredAssetsAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AcquiredAssetsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquired assets</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillTable" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additions</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disposals</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquisition of NLC</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ImpairmentBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impairment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustment</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Useful life</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments" xlink:label="vale_RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated depreciation</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfFairValueMeasurementOfAssetsTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfFairValueMeasurementOfAssetsTable" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AdditionsToRightofuseAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AdditionsToRightofuseAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DepreciationRightofuseAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Depreciation</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Useful lives, property plant and equipment</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_IronOrePelletsMemberAxis_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">IronOrePelletsMemberAxis [Axis]</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CarryingAmount" xlink:to="vale_CarryingAmount_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CarryingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying amount</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription" xlink:to="vale_ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impairment testing results</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Measurement of recoverable value</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DiscountRate" xlink:label="vale_DiscountRate" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DiscountRate" xlink:to="vale_DiscountRate_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_DiscountRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Discount rate</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RangeIronOreForecastedPrices" xlink:label="vale_RangeIronOreForecastedPrices" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RangeIronOreForecastedPrices" xlink:to="vale_RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Range iron ore forecasted prices</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis" xlink:label="ifrs-full_MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reversal impairment of property plant and equipment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impairment of property plant and equipment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfInformationAboutTermsAndConditionsOfHedgingInstrumentsAndHowTheyAffectFutureCashFlowsTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfInformationAboutTermsAndConditionsOfHedgingInstrumentsAndHowTheyAffectFutureCashFlowsTable" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfInformationAboutTermsAndConditionsOfHedgingInstrumentsAndHowTheyAffectFutureCashFlowsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of information about terms and conditions of hedging instruments and how they affect future cash flows [table]</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow" xlink:label="vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivatives settlement cash outflow</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative financial liabilities</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ValueAtRisk" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ValueAtRisk" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ValueAtRisk_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Value at risk</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Receivable</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DerivativeReceivableInterestRate" xlink:to="vale_DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average receivable rate</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payable</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DerivativePayableInterestRate" xlink:label="vale_DerivativePayableInterestRate" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DerivativePayableInterestRate" xlink:to="vale_DerivativePayableInterestRate_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DerivativePayableInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average payable rate</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NotionalAmountPerBarrel" xlink:to="vale_NotionalAmountPerBarrel_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NotionalAmountPerBarrel_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Notional amount per barrel</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AverageStrikeRatePerTon" xlink:to="vale_AverageStrikeRatePerTon_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AverageStrikeRatePerTon_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average strike per ton</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValuesAtRisk" xlink:to="vale_ValuesAtRisk_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ValueAtRisk_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative assets, notional amount</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative receivable interest rate</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative liabilities, notional amount</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_DerivativePayableInterestRate_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative payable interest rate</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nominal amount of hedging instrument</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ValueAtRisks" xlink:label="vale_ValueAtRisks" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValueAtRisks" xlink:to="vale_ValueAtRisks_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_ValueAtRisks_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Value at risk</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gain (loss) recognised in other comprehensive income</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfFinancialAssetsTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfFinancialAssetsTable" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfFinancialAssetsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of financial assets [table]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinancialAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinancialAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinancialAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CreditExposure" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CreditExposure" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CreditExposure" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CreditExposure_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CreditExposure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Credit exposure</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedOilAndGasReserveQuantitiesTable" xlink:label="srt_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedOilAndGasReserveQuantitiesTable" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedOilAndGasReserveQuantitiesTable" xlink:to="srt_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedOilAndGasReserveQuantitiesTable_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedOilAndGasReserveQuantitiesTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proved Developed and Undeveloped Oil and Gas Reserve Quantities [Table]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2022/elts/srt-2022.xsd#srt_ReserveQuantitiesLineItems" xlink:label="srt_ReserveQuantitiesLineItems" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_ReserveQuantitiesLineItems" xlink:to="srt_ReserveQuantitiesLineItems_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_ReserveQuantitiesLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserve Quantities [Line Items]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinancialInstrumentsDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValue" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialInstrumentsDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValue" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinancialInstrumentsDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValue" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinancialInstrumentsDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValue_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialInstrumentsDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NotionalAmount" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NotionalAmount" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NotionalAmount" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NotionalAmount_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NotionalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Notional amount</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total current financial assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current financial assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FinancialAsset" xlink:label="vale_FinancialAsset" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialAsset" xlink:to="vale_FinancialAsset_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_FinancialAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current financial liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current financial liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValue" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValue" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValue" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue" xlink:to="ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Assets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Assets_4_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Assets_4_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial assets at beginning of period</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Liabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Liabilities_4_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Liabilities_4_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial liabilities at beginning of period</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementLiabilities" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Assets_5_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial assets at end of period</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Liabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Liabilities_5_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Liabilities_5_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial liabilities at end of period</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_Borrowings" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Borrowings" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Borrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and financing</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AveragePricePerDebenture" xlink:to="vale_AveragePricePerDebenture_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AveragePricePerDebenture_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average Price Per Debenture</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FinancialIncomeRelatedToDebenture" xlink:label="vale_FinancialIncomeRelatedToDebenture" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FinancialIncomeRelatedToDebenture_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial income related to debenture</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LiabilityRelatedToDebenture" xlink:label="vale_LiabilityRelatedToDebenture" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LiabilityRelatedToDebenture_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liability related to debenture</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RemunerationDate" xlink:label="vale_RemunerationDate" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RemunerationDate" xlink:to="vale_RemunerationDate_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RemunerationDate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Remuneration date</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures" xlink:label="vale_RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures" xlink:to="vale_RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DebenturesIssued" xlink:label="vale_DebenturesIssued" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DebenturesIssued" xlink:to="vale_DebenturesIssued_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DebenturesIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of debentures issued</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LoansBorrowingsLeasesCashAndCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestmentsAbstract" xlink:to="vale_LoansBorrowingsLeasesCashAndCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestmentsAbstract_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_LoansBorrowingsLeasesCashAndCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestmentsAbstract_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans Borrowings Leases Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-term Investments - Net Debt And Short-term Investments</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DebtContracts" xlink:label="vale_DebtContracts" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DebtContracts" xlink:to="vale_DebtContracts_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DebtContracts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt contracts</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Leases</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Borrowings" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Borrowings_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Borrowings_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total of loans, borrowings and leases</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NetDebt" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NetDebt_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NetDebt_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net debt (cash)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AverageInterestRates" xlink:label="vale_AverageInterestRates" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AverageInterestRates" xlink:to="vale_AverageInterestRates_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AverageInterestRates_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average interest rate</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross" xlink:label="vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross" xlink:to="vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross" xlink:label="vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross" xlink:to="vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current borrowings. gross</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges" xlink:label="vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges" xlink:to="vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accrued charges</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledAfterTwelveMonthsForClassesOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesThatContainAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledBothNoMoreAndMoreThanTwelveMonthsAfterReportingDateTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledAfterTwelveMonthsForClassesOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesThatContainAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledBothNoMoreAndMoreThanTwelveMonthsAfterReportingDateTable" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledAfterTwelveMonthsForClassesOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesThatContainAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledBothNoMoreAndMoreThanTwelveMonthsAfterReportingDateTable" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledAfterTwelveMonthsForClassesOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesThatContainAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledBothNoMoreAndMoreThanTwelveMonthsAfterReportingDateTable_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledAfterTwelveMonthsForClassesOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesThatContainAmountsToBeRecoveredOrSettledBothNoMoreAndMoreThanTwelveMonthsAfterReportingDateTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [table]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows" xlink:label="vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows" xlink:to="vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Principal</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings" xlink:label="vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings" xlink:to="vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated future interest payments</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Lease liabilities, beginning</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities" xlink:label="vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additions and contact modifications</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability" xlink:label="vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability" xlink:to="vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransferToHeldForSale" xlink:label="vale_TransferToHeldForSale" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TransferToHeldForSale" xlink:to="vale_TransferToHeldForSale_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TransferToHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfer to held for sale</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities" xlink:label="vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustment</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Lease liabilities, ending</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities_4_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities_4_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Lease liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" xlink:label="vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" xlink:to="vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Annual minimum payments</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AverageRemainingTerm" xlink:label="vale_AverageRemainingTerm" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AverageRemainingTerm" xlink:to="vale_AverageRemainingTerm_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AverageRemainingTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average Remaining Term</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capitalisation rate of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at the beginning</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions" xlink:to="vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Monetary and present value adjustments</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disbursements</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustment</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at the ending</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NewProvisionsOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NewProvisionsOtherProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NewProvisionsOtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating expense</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_4_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_4_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ExpenseIncurredInConnectionWithDamFailureInBrumadinhoEvent" xlink:label="vale_ExpenseIncurredInConnectionWithDamFailureInBrumadinhoEvent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ExpenseIncurredInConnectionWithDamFailureInBrumadinhoEvent" xlink:to="vale_ExpenseIncurredInConnectionWithDamFailureInBrumadinhoEvent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ExpenseIncurredInConnectionWithDamFailureInBrumadinhoEvent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expense incurred in relation to Brumadinho event</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" xlink:label="vale_EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings" xlink:to="vale_EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfOtherProvisionsTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfOtherProvisionsTable" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfOtherProvisionsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disclosure of other provisions [table]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities, beginning</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Monetary and present value adjustments</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_Disbursement" xlink:to="vale_Disbursement_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_Disbursement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disbursements</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax" xlink:to="vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustments</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities, ending</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Discount rate</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non current assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherReserves" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherReserves" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherReserves" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherReserves_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Negative reserves</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProfitLoss" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProfitLoss_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProfitLoss_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net income (loss) for the year ended</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProceedsFromDebtUsedForWorkingCapital" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromDebtUsedForWorkingCapital" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProceedsFromDebtUsedForWorkingCapital" xlink:to="vale_ProceedsFromDebtUsedForWorkingCapital_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProceedsFromDebtUsedForWorkingCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from debt used for working capital</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional provision</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ExpensesIncurredOnLiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVentures" xlink:label="vale_ExpensesIncurredOnLiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVentures" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ExpensesIncurredOnLiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVentures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expenses incurred</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_Revenue" xlink:to="ifrs-full_Revenue_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_Revenue_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount claim from federal public</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Disbursements</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Present value valuation</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisions" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_5_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherProvisions_5_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other provisions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied" xlink:label="vale_EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied" xlink:to="vale_EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Discount rate</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionsFlowDuration" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionsFlowDuration" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionsFlowDuration" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionsFlowDuration_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionsFlowDuration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash flow maturity</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OthersProvisions" xlink:label="vale_OthersProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OthersProvisions" xlink:to="vale_OthersProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OthersProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other provisions</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OthersProvisions" xlink:to="vale_OthersProvisions_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="vale_OthersProvisions_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">[custom:OthersProvisions-1]</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional provisions, other provisions</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">[custom:ProvisionUsedOtherProvision]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions" xlink:label="vale_UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions" xlink:to="vale_UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">[custom:UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">[custom:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision]</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="vale_OthersProvisions_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">[custom:OthersProvisions-2]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CurrentProvision" xlink:label="vale_CurrentProvision" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrentProvision" xlink:to="vale_CurrentProvision_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CurrentProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">[custom:CurrentProvision-0]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionNoncurrent" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionNoncurrent" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionNoncurrent" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionNoncurrent_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">[custom:ProvisionNoncurrent-0]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_Liability" xlink:label="vale_Liability" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_Liability" xlink:to="vale_Liability_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_Liability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">[custom:Liability-0]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision" xlink:label="vale_UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additions and reversals, net</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Indexation and interest</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquisition of NLC</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Discontinued operations</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Judicial deposits, non-current</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LegalProceedingsReserved" xlink:to="vale_LegalProceedingsReserved_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LegalProceedingsReserved_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Legal Proceedings Reserved</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PercentageOfImpositionOfFinesOnValueOfCompensation" xlink:label="vale_PercentageOfImpositionOfFinesOnValueOfCompensation" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IndemnificationPayment" xlink:label="vale_IndemnificationPayment" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IndemnificationPayment" xlink:to="vale_IndemnificationPayment_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IndemnificationPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Indemnification payment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue" xlink:label="vale_LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue" xlink:to="vale_LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loss contingency damages sought value</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee" xlink:label="vale_GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee" xlink:to="vale_GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Guarantee Obligations, Bank Guarantee</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansTable" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansTable" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Service costs</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest costs</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Benefits paid</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Participant contributions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="vale_TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfers</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" xlink:label="vale_OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" xlink:to="vale_OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans" xlink:to="ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest income</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Employer contributions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Changes on asset ceiling</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan" xlink:label="vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current provisions for employee benefits</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current provisions for employee benefits</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provisions for employee benefits</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit" xlink:label="vale_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-current provisions for employee benefits</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provisions for employee benefits</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ServiceCostDefinedBenefitPlans" xlink:label="vale_ServiceCostDefinedBenefitPlans" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ServiceCostDefinedBenefitPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Service cost</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InterestOnExpenseOnLiabilitiesDefinedBenefitPlans" xlink:label="vale_InterestOnExpenseOnLiabilitiesDefinedBenefitPlans" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InterestOnExpenseOnLiabilitiesDefinedBenefitPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest expense</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InterestIncomeOnPlanAssetsDefinedBenefitPlans" xlink:label="vale_InterestIncomeOnPlanAssetsDefinedBenefitPlans" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">&#160;Total</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption" xlink:label="vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity securities</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:label="vale_InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:label="vale_LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:to="vale_LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan" xlink:to="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans" xlink:label="vale_AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans" xlink:to="vale_AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of funds not related to risk employee benefit plans</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PlanAssetsAtFairValue" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PlanAssetsAtFairValue" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PlanAssetsAtFairValue" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PlanAssetsAtFairValue_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PlanAssetsAtFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Plan assets, at fair value</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans" xlink:to="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets as at beginning of the year</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Return on plan assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets purchases</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets sold during the year</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets" xlink:label="vale_TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets" xlink:to="vale_TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_Transfer" xlink:label="vale_Transfer" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_Transfer" xlink:to="vale_Transfer_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_Transfer_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfer</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans" xlink:to="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets as at end of the year</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans" xlink:to="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans" xlink:to="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets as at beginning of the year</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans" xlink:label="vale_TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans" xlink:to="vale_TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfer between surplus and deficit plans</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans" xlink:to="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets as at end of the year</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans" xlink:label="vale_EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans" xlink:to="vale_EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expected benefit payments</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Measurement unit</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage of reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan" xlink:to="ifrs-full_EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimate of contributions</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ProfitSharingProgramExpense" xlink:label="vale_ProfitSharingProgramExpense" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProfitSharingProgramExpense" xlink:to="vale_ProfitSharingProgramExpense_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ProfitSharingProgramExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Profit sharing program expense</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnTotalReturnToShareholderMetrics" xlink:label="vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnTotalReturnToShareholderMetrics" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnTotalReturnToShareholderMetrics" xlink:to="vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnTotalReturnToShareholderMetrics_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnTotalReturnToShareholderMetrics_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage Of Performance Factor Based on Total Return To Shareholder Metrics</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator" xlink:label="vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator" xlink:to="vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage Of Performance Factor Based on Environmental,Social And Governance Indicator</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_IfrsSharePrice" xlink:label="vale_IfrsSharePrice" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IfrsSharePrice" xlink:to="vale_IfrsSharePrice_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_IfrsSharePrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share Price</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of share options granted</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FairValuePricePerShares" xlink:label="vale_FairValuePricePerShares" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FairValuePricePerShares" xlink:to="vale_FairValuePricePerShares_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FairValuePricePerShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair value price per shares</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssued" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssued" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssued" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssued_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of shares issued</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis" xlink:to="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">EntityStockholdersAxis [Axis]</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares outstanding</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares in treasury</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid" xlink:to="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total issued shares</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled" xlink:label="vale_NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled" xlink:to="vale_NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of shares held in treasury cancelled</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TreasurySharesCarryingAmount" xlink:label="vale_TreasurySharesCarryingAmount" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TreasurySharesCarryingAmount" xlink:to="vale_TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Treasury shares carrying amount</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares" xlink:label="vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares" xlink:to="vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of shares repurchased</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare" xlink:label="vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare" xlink:to="vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of shares repurchased</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased" xlink:label="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased" xlink:to="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share buyback program number of shares authorized to be repurchased</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased" xlink:label="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased" xlink:to="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share buyback program number of value authorized to be repurchased</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase" xlink:label="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase" xlink:to="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net income attributable to Vale's shareholders</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration" xlink:label="vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration" xlink:to="vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Appropriation to legal reserve</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration" xlink:label="vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration" xlink:to="vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Appropriation to tax incentive reserve</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve" xlink:label="vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve" xlink:to="vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net income after appropriations to legal reserve and tax incentive reserve</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShare" xlink:label="vale_DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShare" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShare" xlink:to="vale_DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShare_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reclassification of the fair value adjustment reserve (note 16l)</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_MinimumMandatoryRemunerations" xlink:label="vale_MinimumMandatoryRemunerations" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MinimumMandatoryRemunerations" xlink:to="vale_MinimumMandatoryRemunerations_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_MinimumMandatoryRemunerations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum mandatory remuneration</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AdditionalRemunerationAbstract" xlink:label="vale_AdditionalRemunerationAbstract" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdditionalRemunerationAbstract" xlink:to="vale_AdditionalRemunerationAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AdditionalRemunerationAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional remuneration</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromStatutoryReserve" xlink:label="vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromStatutoryReserve" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromStatutoryReserve" xlink:to="vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromStatutoryReserve_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromStatutoryReserve_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">from statutory reserve</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromNetIncomeForYear" xlink:label="vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromNetIncomeForYear" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromNetIncomeForYear" xlink:to="vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromNetIncomeForYear_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromNetIncomeForYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">from the net income for the year</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TotalAdditionalRemuneration" xlink:label="vale_TotalAdditionalRemuneration" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TotalAdditionalRemuneration" xlink:to="vale_TotalAdditionalRemuneration_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TotalAdditionalRemuneration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total additional remuneration&#160;</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TotalRemunerationToShareholders" xlink:label="vale_TotalRemunerationToShareholders" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TotalRemunerationToShareholders" xlink:to="vale_TotalRemunerationToShareholders_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TotalRemunerationToShareholders_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total remuneration to shareholders</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AppropriationToStatutoryReserve" xlink:label="vale_AppropriationToStatutoryReserve" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AppropriationToStatutoryReserve" xlink:to="vale_AppropriationToStatutoryReserve_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AppropriationToStatutoryReserve_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Appropriation to statutory reserve</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_AppropriationToRetainedEarningsReserve" xlink:label="vale_AppropriationToRetainedEarningsReserve" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AppropriationToRetainedEarningsReserve" xlink:to="vale_AppropriationToRetainedEarningsReserve_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AppropriationToRetainedEarningsReserve_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Appropriation to retained earnings reserve</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings" xlink:to="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allocation of income</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent" xlink:to="ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled" xlink:to="vale_TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Treasury shares cancellation</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Translation adjustment</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransfersOfReserves" xlink:label="vale_TransfersOfReserves" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TransfersOfReserves" xlink:to="vale_TransfersOfReserves_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TransfersOfReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfers of reserves</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_TransferShares" xlink:label="vale_TransferShares" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TransferShares" xlink:to="vale_TransferShares_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_TransferShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Transfer shares</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net operating revenue</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="vale_FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial result</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="vale_CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cost and operating expenses</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.ifrs.org/taxonomy/2022-03-24/full_ifrs/full_ifrs-cor_2022-03-24.xsd#ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts receivable</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Dividends receivable and other assets</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash and cash equivalents</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Supplier and contractors</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RelatedPartiesAbstract" xlink:to="vale_RelatedPartiesAbstract_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vale_RelatedPartiesAbstract_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Related Parties - Key Management Personnel Remuneration</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_KeyManagementPersonnelShortTermCompensationAbstract" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelShortTermCompensationAbstract" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelShortTermCompensationAbstract" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelShortTermCompensationAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelShortTermCompensationAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term benefits</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationWagesOrProlabor" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationWagesOrProlabor" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationWagesOrProlabor" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationWagesOrProlabor_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationWagesOrProlabor_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Wages</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationDirectAndIndirectBenefits" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationDirectAndIndirectBenefits" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationDirectAndIndirectBenefits" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationDirectAndIndirectBenefits_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationDirectAndIndirectBenefits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct and indirect benefits</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vale-20221231.xsd#vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationProfitSharingProgram" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationProfitSharingProgram" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationProfitSharingProgram" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationProfitSharingProgram_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationProfitSharingProgram_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Profit sharing program (&#147;PLR&#148;)</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelLongTermCompensationAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term benefits</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_FinancialGuaranteesWithoutRegistrationEffect_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial guarantees without registration effect</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PurchaseEnergyPayments" xlink:to="vale_PurchaseEnergyPayments_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_PurchaseEnergyPayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchase of energy</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="vale_ContractualObligationPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">&#160;Total</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Guarantee</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restricted cash</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OthersLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liability</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_AmountsRemovedFromEquityAndAdjustedAgainstFairValueOfFinancialAssetsOnReclassificationOutOfFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeMeasurementCategoryBeforeTax_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gain amount</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ChangeInFairValueOfDerivativesReceivedPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivitiesNet" xlink:to="vale_ChangeInFairValueOfDerivativesReceivedPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivitiesNet_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ChangeInFairValueOfDerivativesReceivedPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivitiesNet_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The cash outflow for derivatives, classified as operating activities.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InterestOnParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities" xlink:to="vale_InterestOnParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_InterestOnParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The cash outflow for interest on participative stockholders debentures, classified as operating activities.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrentLiabilitiesExcludingAssetsHeldForSale" xlink:to="vale_CurrentLiabilitiesExcludingAssetsHeldForSale_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CurrentLiabilitiesExcludingAssetsHeldForSale_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of current liabilities excluding assets held for sale.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_NonCurrentAssetsExcludingInvestmentsIntangibleAssetsAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of non-current assets excluding investments, intangible assets and property plant and equipment.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CurrentAssetsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale" xlink:to="vale_CurrentAssetsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CurrentAssetsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of current assets Excluding Assets Held foe sale.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_InterestOnCapitalRecognized_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of interest on capital recognized.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AssignmentAndTransferOfShares" xlink:to="vale_AssignmentAndTransferOfShares_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AssignmentAndTransferOfShares_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of assignment and transfer of shares.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShares_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The decrease in equity resulting from the fair value reclassification of Mosaic shares.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ContractualObligationPaymentsDue" xlink:to="vale_ContractualObligationPaymentsDue_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ContractualObligationPaymentsDue_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of contractual obligation, including but not limited to, long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, and other commitments.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PurchaseEnergyPayments" xlink:to="vale_PurchaseEnergyPayments_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PurchaseEnergyPayments_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amounts represents the purchase energy.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_IronOreMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This members stands for iron ore products.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization" xlink:to="vale_CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of costs relating to expenses directly or indirectly attributed to the goods or services sold, which may include, but are not limited to, costs previously included in the measurement of inventory that has now been sold, unallocated production overheads and abnormal amounts of production costs of inventories, excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts" xlink:to="vale_SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of expenses that the entity classifies as sales, administrative and other operating expenses, excluding impairment and onerous contracts</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of Research And Development Expense Excluding Depreciation Depletion Amortization.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization" xlink:to="vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of Pre operating and operational stoppage, excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization" xlink:to="vale_DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of dividends and interests from associates and joint ventures excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of the operating income or loss excluding (i) the depreciation, depletion and amortization, (ii) results on measurement or sales of non-current assets, (iii) impairment, (iv) onerous contracts and plus (v) dividends received from associates and joint ventures.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NucorCorporationMember" xlink:to="vale_NucorCorporationMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_NucorCorporationMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Nucor Corporation.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="vale_ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The entity's share of the profit (loss), net of dividends received of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DividendsReceivedAndInterest_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of dividends and interest recognized as income.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The cost of acquisition of products.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices" xlink:to="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment included in cost of goods sold and services.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices" xlink:to="vale_OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of other cost of goods sold and services rendered that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note when the entity uses the 'nature of expense' form for its analysis of expenses.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:to="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment included in selling and administrative expenses.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:to="vale_ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The services expense included in selling and administrative expenses.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative" xlink:to="vale_DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of depreciation and amortization expense in selling and administrative expenses. Depreciation and amortization are the systematic allocations of depreciable amounts of assets over their useful lives</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OperatingExpensesByNatureOthers" xlink:to="vale_OperatingExpensesByNatureOthers_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_OperatingExpensesByNatureOthers_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of operating income (expense) that the entity does not separately disclose in the disclosure of expenses by nature.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PandemicRelatedExpense" xlink:to="vale_PandemicRelatedExpense_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PandemicRelatedExpense_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount incurred related to response to pandemic event.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LossOnDisposalsOfMaterialsAndInventoriesOtherOperatingExpenses" xlink:to="vale_LossOnDisposalsOfMaterialsAndInventoriesOtherOperatingExpenses_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_LossOnDisposalsOfMaterialsAndInventoriesOtherOperatingExpenses_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of loss on disposals of materials and inventories.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses" xlink:to="vale_PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans included in other operational expenses. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialIncomeAbstract" xlink:to="vale_FinancialIncomeAbstract_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FinancialIncomeAbstract_doc" xml:lang="en-US">No definition available.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShortTermInvestmentsFinancialIncome" xlink:to="vale_ShortTermInvestmentsFinancialIncome_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ShortTermInvestmentsFinancialIncome_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of income from short-term investments included in financial income.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialExpensesAbstract" xlink:to="vale_FinancialExpensesAbstract_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FinancialExpensesAbstract_doc" xml:lang="en-US">No definition available.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses" xlink:to="vale_InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of interest of REFIS.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract" xlink:to="vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract_doc" xml:lang="en-US">No definition available.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IndexationGainsLosses" xlink:to="vale_IndexationGainsLosses_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_IndexationGainsLosses_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount gains (losses) from indexation.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxEffectOfInterestOnStockholdersEquity" xlink:to="vale_TaxEffectOfInterestOnStockholdersEquity_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TaxEffectOfInterestOnStockholdersEquity_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount representing the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to interest on stockholders' equity.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxEffectOfTaxIncentives" xlink:to="vale_TaxEffectOfTaxIncentives_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TaxEffectOfTaxIncentives_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount representing the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to tax incentives.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxEffectOfEquityResults" xlink:to="vale_TaxEffectOfEquityResults_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TaxEffectOfEquityResults_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount representing the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to equity results.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxEffectOfAdditionsReversalsOfTaxLossCarryforward" xlink:to="vale_TaxEffectOfAdditionsReversalsOfTaxLossCarryforward_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TaxEffectOfAdditionsReversalsOfTaxLossCarryforward_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount representing the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to additions (reversals) of tax loss carryforward.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmployeePostRetirementObligationsMember" xlink:to="vale_EmployeePostRetirementObligationsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_EmployeePostRetirementObligationsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Member stands for employee post retirement obligations</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionForLitigationMember" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionForLitigationMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForLitigationMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Member stands for Provision For Litigation.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsMember" xlink:to="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for an account used to record fair value of financial instruments adjustments.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxSettlementLiability" xlink:to="vale_TaxSettlementLiability_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TaxSettlementLiability_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of liability for income tax and social contribution based on settlement of with taxing authority.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate" xlink:to="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The percentage of interest rate on tax settlement liability.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionsRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionsRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionsRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of provision related to brumadinho event.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionForDeCharacterizationOfDams" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionForDeCharacterizationOfDams_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForDeCharacterizationOfDams_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of provision related to de-characterisation of dams</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssetsAndLiabilitiesAbstract" xlink:to="vale_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssetsAndLiabilitiesAbstract_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssetsAndLiabilitiesAbstract_doc" xml:lang="en-US">No definition available.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet" xlink:to="vale_AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustments for decrease (increase) in other assets and liabilities to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale" xlink:to="vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The cash outflow for expenditure related to VNC sale.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_Bonds3.75PercentMember" xlink:to="vale_Bonds3.75PercentMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_Bonds3.75PercentMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for 3.75% bonds.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amounts payable to supplier and contractors resulting from related party transactions.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent" xlink:to="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of investments in equity securities considered non-current.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent" xlink:to="vale_FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The carrying amount of financial guaranteed, classified as noncurrent.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember" xlink:to="vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Baovale Minerao S.A.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Minerao Rio Grande do Norte S.A.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Alianca Norte Energia Participacoes S.A.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember" xlink:to="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for California Steel Industries, Inc</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Aliana Gerao de Energia S.A.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="vale_DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of dividend declared by associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method. The dividend declared is a reduction of the carrying value of the investments and joint ventures.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment" xlink:to="vale_InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of increase (decrease) in investments in joint ventures and associates related to foreign currency translation (gain) loss and other increases (decreases).</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="vale_OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of increase (decrease) in investment in joint ventures and associates that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Investments In Associates And Joint Ventures Accounted For Using Equity Method, Transferred To Discontinued Operations</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToHeldForSale" xlink:to="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToHeldForSale_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToHeldForSale_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The carrying amount of investment in joint ventures and associates transferred to held for sale.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PelletizingMember" xlink:to="vale_PelletizingMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PelletizingMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for the Aggregate entity information: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotizao, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotizao, Companhia talo-Brasileira de Pelotizao, Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotizao.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember" xlink:to="vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. (MBR).</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember" xlink:to="vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for Companhia Portuaria da Baia de Sepetiba.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member" xlink:to="vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for Salobo Metais S.A.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember" xlink:to="vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for PT Vale Indonesia.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeCanadaLimitedMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeCanadaLimitedMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ValeCanadaLimitedMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for Vale Canada Limited.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member" xlink:to="vale_ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn. Bhd.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for Vale Oman Distribution Center LLC.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets" xlink:to="vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of assets pertaining to related parties stockholders.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of liabilities pertaining to related parties stockholders.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for Vale Mocambique S.A.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LiabilitiesRecognizedAsOfAcquisitionDate" xlink:to="vale_LiabilitiesRecognizedAsOfAcquisitionDate_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_LiabilitiesRecognizedAsOfAcquisitionDate_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for liabilities assumed in a business combination.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumedBeforeFairValueAdjustments" xlink:to="vale_IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumedBeforeFairValueAdjustments_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumedBeforeFairValueAdjustments_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for net identifiable assets acquired or liabilities assumed in a business combination before fair value adjustments.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FairValueAdjustmentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate" xlink:to="vale_FairValueAdjustmentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FairValueAdjustmentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of fair value adjustments on assets acquired or liabilities assumed in a business combination.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LossOnPreExistingRelationship" xlink:to="vale_LossOnPreExistingRelationship_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_LossOnPreExistingRelationship_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the amount of loss on pre-existing relationship.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdjustmentsForGainLossOnDisposalOfInvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_AdjustmentsForGainLossOnDisposalOfInvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AdjustmentsForGainLossOnDisposalOfInvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustments for gain (loss) on disposals investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdjustmentsForDepreciationAmortisationAndDepletionExpenseDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_AdjustmentsForDepreciationAmortisationAndDepletionExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AdjustmentsForDepreciationAmortisationAndDepletionExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustments for depreciation and amortisation expense to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ImpairmentAndDisposalsOfNonCurrentAssetsDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_ImpairmentAndDisposalsOfNonCurrentAssetsDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ImpairmentAndDisposalsOfNonCurrentAssetsDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of impairment and disposals of non-current assets, discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdjustmentsForGainLossOnFinancialResultsNetDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_AdjustmentsForGainLossOnFinancialResultsNetDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AdjustmentsForGainLossOnFinancialResultsNetDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of financial results, net, discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInAssetsAndLiabilitiesDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInAssetsAndLiabilitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInAssetsAndLiabilitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustments for increase (decrease) in assets and liabilities to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract" xlink:to="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_doc" xml:lang="en-US">No definition available.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The cash outflow for the purchases of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities of discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AcquisitionClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_AcquisitionClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AcquisitionClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The cash outflow for acquisition, classified as investing activities of discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as investing activities of discontinued operations., that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract" xlink:to="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_doc" xml:lang="en-US">No definition available.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_PaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The cash outflow of borrowings, classified as financing activities of discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ValeMocambiqueMember" xlink:to="vale_ValeMocambiqueMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ValeMocambiqueMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Represents information pertaining to Vale Mocambique.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ReceivableFromCoalNetAssetsDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:to="vale_ReceivableFromCoalNetAssetsDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ReceivableFromCoalNetAssetsDiscontinuedOperations_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of receivable from coal net assets, discontinued operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_VulcanMineralsMember" xlink:to="vale_VulcanMineralsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_VulcanMineralsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Vulcan Minerals.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RoyaltyConsiderationTerm" xlink:to="vale_RoyaltyConsiderationTerm_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_RoyaltyConsiderationTerm_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The term of royalty consideration.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate" xlink:to="vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for fair value adjustment on PP&amp;amp;E acquired in a business combination.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate" xlink:to="vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for fair value adjustment on intangible assets acquired in a business combination.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember" xlink:to="vale_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for research and development project and patents.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FacilitiesMember" xlink:to="vale_FacilitiesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FacilitiesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for a class of property, plant and equipment representing facilities used in the entity's operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_RailwayEquipmentMember" xlink:to="vale_RailwayEquipmentMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_RailwayEquipmentMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for a class of property, plant and equipment representing railway equipment used in the entity's operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PortsMember" xlink:to="vale_PortsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PortsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Represents information pertaining to ports.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PropertiesMember" xlink:to="vale_PropertiesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PropertiesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Represents information pertaining to Properties.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EnergyPlantsMember" xlink:to="vale_EnergyPlantsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_EnergyPlantsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Represents information pertaining to Energy plants.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember" xlink:to="vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for a class of property, plant and equipment representing Mining equipment and Locomotives used in the entity's operations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets" xlink:to="vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The increase (decrease) in right-of-use assets resulting from net exchange differences arising on the translation of the financial statements from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount in financial results arising from related party transactions.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount in cost and operating expense arising from related party transactions.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PelletizingCompaniesMember" xlink:to="vale_PelletizingCompaniesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PelletizingCompaniesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for the group name of joint venture.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NorteEnergiaS.a.Member" xlink:to="vale_NorteEnergiaS.a.Member_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_NorteEnergiaS.a.Member_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Norte Energia S.A.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherJointVenturesMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherJointVenturesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_OtherJointVenturesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for other joint ventures.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherAssociatesMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherAssociatesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_OtherAssociatesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for other associates.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_MajorStockholdersMember" xlink:to="vale_MajorStockholdersMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_MajorStockholdersMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for major stockholders.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BradescoMember" xlink:to="vale_BradescoMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_BradescoMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for one of the stockholders, named as Bradesco.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BancoDoBrasilMember" xlink:to="vale_BancoDoBrasilMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_BancoDoBrasilMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for one of the stockholders, named as Banco do Brasil.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The dividends receivable resulting from related party transactions.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount in cash and cash equivalents arising from related party transactions.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PensionPlanMember" xlink:to="vale_PensionPlanMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PensionPlanMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for pension plan.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions" xlink:to="vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of derivative instruments Liabilities with related parties.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelShortTermCompensationAbstract" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelShortTermCompensationAbstract_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelShortTermCompensationAbstract_doc" xml:lang="en-US">No definition available.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationWagesOrProlabor" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationWagesOrProlabor_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationWagesOrProlabor_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of compensation to key management personnel in the form of wages or pro-labor.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationDirectAndIndirectBenefits" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationDirectAndIndirectBenefits_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationDirectAndIndirectBenefits_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of direct and indirect benefits to key management personnel.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationProfitSharingProgram" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationProfitSharingProgram_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationProfitSharingProgram_doc" xml:lang="en-US">he amount of compensation to key management personnel in the form of profit sharing program.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelLongTermCompensationAbstract" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelLongTermCompensationAbstract_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelLongTermCompensationAbstract_doc" xml:lang="en-US">No definition available.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationSeverance" xlink:to="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationSeverance_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationSeverance_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of compensation to key management personnel in the form of severance.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis" xlink:to="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_EntityStockholdersAxis_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The axis of a table defines the relationship between the domain members or categories in the table and the line items or concepts that complete the table.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember" xlink:to="vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Shareholders With More Than 5% of Total Capital [Member]</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PreviMember" xlink:to="vale_PreviMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PreviMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for information pertaining to Previ</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BlackrockIncMember" xlink:to="vale_BlackrockIncMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_BlackrockIncMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Blackrock, Inc [Member]</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GoldenSharesMember" xlink:to="vale_GoldenSharesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_GoldenSharesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for golden shares classes of equity instruments.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase" xlink:to="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the number of shares authorized to be repurchased in a share buyback program.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_WhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember" xlink:to="vale_WhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_WhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for wholly-owned subsidiaries.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration" xlink:to="vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of legal reserve deducted from net income to calculate stockholders' remuneration.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration" xlink:to="vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of tax incentive reserve deducted from net income to calculate stockholders' remuneration.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve" xlink:to="vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of net income after appropriations to legal reserve and tax incentive reserve.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember" xlink:to="vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember" xlink:to="vale_ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for the type of risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign market interest rates.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SensitivityScenarioIMember" xlink:to="vale_SensitivityScenarioIMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_SensitivityScenarioIMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The fair value calculation considering market prices.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember" xlink:to="vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for category of financial asset or financial liabilities recognized as loans and receivables or amortized cost.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DebenturesMember" xlink:to="vale_DebenturesMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DebenturesMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for debentures.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember" xlink:to="vale_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Basket of currencies and US dollar.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AveragePricePerDebenture" xlink:to="vale_AveragePricePerDebenture_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AveragePricePerDebenture_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Represents average price per debenture</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DebenturesIssued" xlink:to="vale_DebenturesIssued_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DebenturesIssued_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The number of debentures issued by the entity.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows" xlink:to="vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of contractual undiscounted cash flows in relation to bank borrowings.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for next fiscal year following current fiscal year.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for next fiscal year following current fiscal year.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for second fiscal year following current fiscal year.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember" xlink:to="vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for third fiscal year following current fiscal year.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember" xlink:to="vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for a time band of later than nine years.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember" xlink:to="vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for the timw band of Later than four years and not later than eight years.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of increase in lease liabilities from additions and contact modifications.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of Payments Of Lease Liabilities</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability" xlink:to="vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of Interest Expense On Lease Liability</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TransferToHeldForSale" xlink:to="vale_TransferToHeldForSale_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TransferToHeldForSale_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of Transfer To Held For Sale</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities" xlink:to="vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The increase (decrease) in lease liabilities resulting from net exchange differences arising on the translation of the financial statements from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PelletsPlantsMember" xlink:to="vale_PelletsPlantsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PelletsPlantsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">Represents information pertaining to Pellets plants.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments" xlink:to="vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of undiscounted operating lease payments. Operating lease is a lease that does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of an underlying asset.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember" xlink:to="vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for a time band of four years and after.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember" xlink:to="vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for global Settlement for Brumadinho.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember" xlink:to="vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for the de-characterization of upstream dams, which means that the structure will be dismantled and will no longer have its original operational characteristics.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember" xlink:to="vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for Asset retirement obligations and environmental obligations Member.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherRegionsMember" xlink:to="vale_OtherRegionsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_OtherRegionsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This stands for geographical area classified as other.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_ProvisionsFlowDuration_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of flow duration for provisions.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied" xlink:to="vale_EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_doc" xml:lang="en-US">The long-term interest rates used to discount the environmental obligations to present value and to update the provision.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember" xlink:to="vale_EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for a provision for employee postretirement obligations.</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember" xlink:to="vale_PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember_doc" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vale_PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember_doc" xml:lang="en-US">This member stands for a provision relating to employee payroll, related charges and other remunerations.</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_GrossProfit_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gross profit</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense" xlink:to="ifrs-full_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Research and development expense</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExpense" xlink:to="vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExpense_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_FinanceCosts_3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Finance costs</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAdjustmentForCumulativeExchangeDifferencesOnTranslations" xlink:to="vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAdjustmentForCumulativeExchangeDifferencesOnTranslations_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAdjustmentForCumulativeExchangeDifferencesOnTranslations_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAdjustmentForCumulativeExchangeDifferencesOnTranslations</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax" xlink:to="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_ComprehensiveIncome" xlink:to="ifrs-full_ComprehensiveIncome_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_PaymentsRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsClassifiedAsOperatingActivities" xlink:to="vale_PaymentsRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsClassifiedAsOperatingActivities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_InterestOnParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities" xlink:to="vale_InterestOnParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities_3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_IncomeTaxesPaidIncludingPaymentsUnderSettlementProgram" xlink:to="vale_IncomeTaxesPaidIncludingPaymentsUnderSettlementProgram_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperation_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperation</link:label>
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vale_CashFlowFromUsedInOperatingActivities" xlink:to="vale_CashFlowFromUsedInOperatingActivities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vale_CashFlowFromUsedInOperatingActivities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">CashFlowFromUsedInOperatingActivities</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod" xlink:to="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_PurchaseOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchase of investments other than investments accounted for using equity method</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities" xlink:to="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities_2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities_2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash flows from (used in) investing activities</link:label>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Consolidated Income Statement - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 54,502<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 39,545<span></span>
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<td class="num">(21,729)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(17,564)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">32,773<span></span>
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<td class="nump">21,981<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(481)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(491)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(549)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(415)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(648)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(887)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,976)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(6,057)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(4,654)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(7,850)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(426)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,308)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">27,693<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12,823<span></span>
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<td class="nump">520<span></span>
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<td class="nump">337<span></span>
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<td class="nump">307<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,031<span></span>
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<td class="nump">305<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,271)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,020)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">29,541<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6,990<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations', window );">Income taxes</a></td>
<td class="num">(2,971)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,697)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(735)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="reu">
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<td class="nump">16,810<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">24,844<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,255<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">82<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">108<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="reu">
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<td class="nump">16,728<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">24,736<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,258<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProfitLossFromDiscontinuingOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParentAbstract', window );"><strong>Discontinued operations</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">2,060<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,376)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,724)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests', window );">Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(85)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(347)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="reu">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent', window );">Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Vale's shareholders</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,060<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,291)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,377)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">18,870<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">22,468<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,531<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest', window );">Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(350)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rou">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent', window );">Net income attributable to Vale's shareholders</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 18,788<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 22,445<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 4,881<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of all expenses directly or indirectly attributed to the goods or services sold. Attributed expenses include, but are not limited to, costs previously included in the measurement of inventory that has now been sold, such as depreciation and maintenance of factory buildings and equipment used in the production process, unallocated production overheads, and abnormal amounts of production costs of inventories.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 99<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_99&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 103<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_103&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of costs associated with financing activities of the entity.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income associated with interest and other financing activities of the entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 85<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_85&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of revenue less cost of sales. [Refer: Cost of sales; Revenue]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of impairment loss or reversal of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss. [Refer: Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss; Reversal of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 99<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_99&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income from continuing operations attributable to owners of the parent. [Refer: Continuing operations [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the parent. [Refer: Discontinued operations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The aggregate amount included in the determination of profit (loss) for the period in respect of current tax and deferred tax. [Refer: Current tax expense (income); Deferred tax expense (income)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -Subparagraph h<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23_h&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 26<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 35<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause viii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=26&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_35_b_viii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 79<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_79&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B13<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B13_g&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 82<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_82_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of all operating expenses.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of operating income (expense) that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The total of income less expenses from continuing and discontinued operations, excluding the components of other comprehensive income. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProfitLoss</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to owners of the parent. [Refer: Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81B<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81B_a_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent</td>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) before tax expense or income. [Refer: Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_b_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 103<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_103&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 102<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_102&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProfitLossBeforeTax</td>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</table></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from continuing operations. [Refer: Continuing operations [member]; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause vi<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_vi&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81A<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81A_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td>credit</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests. [Refer: Profit (loss) from continuing operations; Non-controlling interests]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Section Example 11<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;doctype=Implementation%20Guidance&amp;dita_xref=IFRS05_ex11__IFRS05_ex11_TI<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from discontinued operations. [Refer: Discontinued operations [member]; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause vii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_vii&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 82<br> -Subparagraph ea<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_82_ea&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 98<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_98_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interests. [Refer: Profit (loss) from discontinued operations; Non-controlling interests]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The income arising in the course of an entity's ordinary activities. Income is increases in assets, or decreases in liabilities, that result in increases in equity, other than those relating to contributions from holders of equity claims.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expense relating to selling, general and administrative activities of the entity.</p></div>
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<td class="nump">$ 4.47<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 22,468<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,531<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,259<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,174)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(9,160)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">269<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">475<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(88)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">397<span></span>
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<td class="nump">101<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,528<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,302)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(9,147)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTaxAbstract', window );"><strong>Items that may be reclassified to income statement</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,306)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">918<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,473<span></span>
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<td class="nump">81<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(118)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(578)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(105)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(4,830)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,749)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(135)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(6,036)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,946)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">15,362<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">17,220<span></span>
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<td class="num">(961)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">80<span></span>
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<td class="nump">21<span></span>
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<td class="num">(318)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 15,282<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 17,199<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (643)<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests. [Refer: Comprehensive income; Non-controlling interests]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent. [Refer: Comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gains (losses) recognised in other comprehensive income on cash flow hedges, net of tax, before reclassification adjustments. [Refer: Cash flow hedges [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of other comprehensive income, net of tax, related to gains (losses) from changes in the fair value of investments in equity instruments that the entity has designated at fair value through other comprehensive income applying paragraph 5.7.5 of IFRS 9. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of other comprehensive income, net of tax, related to gains (losses) on remeasurements of defined benefit plans, which comprise actuarial gains and losses; the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset); and any change in the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset). [Refer: Other comprehensive income; Defined benefit plans [member]; Plan assets [member]; Net defined benefit liability (asset)] [Contrast: Decrease (increase) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from gain (loss) on remeasurement in other comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of other comprehensive income, net of tax, after reclassification adjustments, related to hedges of net investments in foreign operations. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<td class="num">(197)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(4,385)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(568)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(224)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(215)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(204)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(6,603)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(13,483)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(12)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(30)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(14)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PaymentsToAcquireOrRedeemEntitysShares', window );">Shares buyback program</a></td>
<td class="num">(6,036)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,546)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransactionsWithNoncontrollingShareholdersOfPtvi', window );">Transactions with noncontrolling shareholders of PTVI</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">278<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransactionsWithNoncontrollingShareholdersOfMbr', window );">Transactions with noncontrolling shareholders of MBR</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(107)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations', window );">Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations</a></td>
<td class="num">(13,900)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(20,271)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,661)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations', window );">Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations</a></td>
<td class="num">(11)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities', window );">Net cash used in financing activities</a></td>
<td class="num">(13,911)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(20,284)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,676)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsBeforeEffectOfExchangeRateChanges', window );">Increase (reduction) in cash and cash equivalents</a></td>
<td class="num">(7,112)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,215)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,977<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">11,721<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">13,487<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,350<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents', window );">Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents</a></td>
<td class="nump">138<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(551)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(825)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EffectOfDisposalsOfSubsidiariesAndMergerNetOnCashAndCashEquivalents', window );">Cash and cash equivalents from subsidiaries sold, net</a></td>
<td class="num">(11)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,736<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 11,721<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 13,487<span></span>
</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of cash on hand and demand deposits, along with short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. [Refer: Cash; Cash equivalents]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash inflow (outflow) due to a decrease (increase) in short-term deposits and investments.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash flows from (used in) financing activities, which are activities that result in changes in the size and composition of the contributed equity and borrowings of the entity.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash flows from (used in) the entity's financing activities, related to continuing operations. [Refer: Continuing operations [member]; Cash flows from (used in) financing activities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash flows from (used in) the entity's financing activities, related to discontinued operations. [Refer: Discontinued operations [member]; Cash flows from (used in) financing activities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash flows from (used in) investing activities, which are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash equivalents.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash flows from (used in) the entity's investing activities, related to continuing operations. [Refer: Continuing operations [member]; Cash flows from (used in) investing activities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash flows from (used in) the entity's investing activities, related to discontinued operations. [Refer: Discontinued operations [member]; Cash flows from (used in) investing activities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash from (used in) the entity's operations.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for dividends paid to equity holders of the parent, classified as financing activities.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for dividends paid to non-controlling interests, classified as financing activities. [Refer: Non-controlling interests; Dividends paid to non-controlling interests]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash inflow from dividends received, classified as investing activities. [Refer: Dividends received]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 31<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_31&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_DividendsReceivedClassifiedAsInvestingActivities</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents held or due in a foreign currency. [Refer: Cash and cash equivalents]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 25<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_25&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before the effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents held in foreign currencies. [Refer: Cash and cash equivalents; Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 45<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_45&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsBeforeEffectOfExchangeRateChanges</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for interest paid, classified as operating activities.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 31<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_31&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as investing activities, that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 21<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_21&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for payment of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow to acquire or redeem entity's shares.</p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_PaymentsToAcquireOrRedeemEntitysShares</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash inflow from sales of investments accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Investments accounted for using equity method]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 16<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_16&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for the purchase of investments other than investments accounted for using equity method. [Refer: Investments accounted for using equity method; Investments other than investments accounted for using equity method]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow to settle borrowings, classified as financing activities. [Refer: Borrowings]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperation</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for derivatives, classified as operating activities.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ChangeInFairValueOfDerivativesReceivedPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivitiesNet</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_EffectOfDisposalsOfSubsidiariesAndMergerNetOnCashAndCashEquivalents</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IncomeTaxesPaidIncludingPaymentsUnderSettlementProgram</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for interest on participative stockholders debentures, classified as operating activities.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_InterestOnParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_NetRepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_PaymentsRelatedToBrumadinhoEventClassifiedAsOperatingActivities</td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_PaymentsRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsClassifiedAsOperatingActivities</td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentInvestments', window );">Short-term investments</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">61<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">184<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentTradeReceivables', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,319<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,914<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Other financial assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">342<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">111<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Inventories', window );">Inventories</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,482<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,377<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RecoverableTaxesCurrent', window );">Recoverable taxes</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,272<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">862<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherCurrentAssets', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">314<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">215<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="reu">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentAssetsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale', window );">Current assets excluding assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">15,526<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">21,384<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale', window );">Non-current assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">976<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="reu">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentAssets', window );">Total current assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">15,526<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">22,360<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssetsAbstract', window );"><strong>Non-current assets</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_JudicialDepositsNonCurrent', window );">Judicial deposits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,215<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,220<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherCurrentNonfinancialAssets', window );">Other financial assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">280<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">143<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RecoverableTaxesNonCurrent', window );">Recoverable taxes</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,110<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">935<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DeferredTaxAssets', window );">Deferred income taxes</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">10,770<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">11,441<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentAssets', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,019<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">650<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rou">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NonCurrentAssetsExcludingInvestmentsIntangibleAssetsAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total non-current assets excluding investments, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">14,394<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14,389<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,798<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,751<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangibles</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">10,238<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9,011<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant, and equipment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">44,938<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">41,931<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rou">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Total non current assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">71,368<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">67,082<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="reu">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">86,894<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">89,442<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilitiesAbstract', window );"><strong>Current liabilities</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables', window );">Suppliers and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,461<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,475<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LoansBorrowingsAndLeasesCurrent', window );">Loans, borrowings, and leases</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">489<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,204<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Other financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,672<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,312<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentPayablesOnSocialSecurityAndTaxesOtherThanIncomeTax', window );">Taxes payable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">470<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,177<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityCurrent', window );">Settlement program ("REFIS")</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">371<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">324<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesCurrent', window );">Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,911<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,785<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions', window );">Provisions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,036<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,045<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDamFailureCurrent', window );">Liabilities related to Brumadinho</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">944<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,156<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsCurrent', window );">De-characterization of dams and asset retirement obligations</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">661<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">621<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentDividendPayables', window );">Dividends payable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,383<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherCurrentLiabilities', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">493<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">744<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rou">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentLiabilitiesExcludingAssetsHeldForSale', window );">Current liabilities excluding assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">13,891<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14,843<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale', window );">Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">355<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rou">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities', window );">&#160;Total current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">13,891<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">15,198<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilitiesAbstract', window );"><strong>Non-current liabilities</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LoansBorrowingsAndLeasesNonCurrent', window );">Loans, borrowings, and leases</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">12,223<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12,578<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ParticipativeStockholderDebentures', window );">Participative shareholders' debentures</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,725<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,419<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherCurrentNonfinancialLiabilities', window );">Other financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,843<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,571<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent', window );">Settlement program ("REFIS")</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,869<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,964<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DeferredTaxLiabilities', window );">Deferred income taxes</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,413<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,881<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NoncurrentProvision', window );">Provisions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,446<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,419<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDamFailureNonCurrent', window );">Liabilities related to Brumadinho</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,368<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,381<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDeCharacterizationOfDamsNonCurrent', window );">De-characterization of dams and asset retirement obligations</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">6,520<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,482<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent', window );">Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,410<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,327<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentDeferredIncomeIncludingNoncurrentContractLiabilities', window );">Streaming transactions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,612<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,779<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">216<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">137<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="reu">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">&#160;Total non current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">35,645<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">38,938<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rou">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Liabilities', window );">Total liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">49,536<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">54,136<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EquityAbstract', window );"><strong>Equity</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent', window );">Equity attributable to Vale's shareholders</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">35,867<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">34,472<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests', window );">Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,491<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">834<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rou">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Total equity</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">37,358<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">35,306<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EquityAndLiabilities', window );">Total liabilities and equity</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 86,894<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 89,442<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Substantially comprises investments in exclusive investment fund, whose portfolio is composed of committed transactions and Financial
Treasury Bills (&#147;LFTs&#148;), which are floating-rate securities issued by the Brazilian government.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of cash on hand and demand deposits, along with short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. [Refer: Cash; Cash equivalents]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 45<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_45&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B13<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B13_a&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of assets that the entity (a) expects to realise or intends to sell or consume in its normal operating cycle; (b) holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) expects to realise within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) classifies as cash or cash equivalents (as defined in IAS 7) unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. [Refer: Assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 66<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_66&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current dividend payables. [Refer: Dividend payables]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current investments.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Expiry date 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
Effective 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have the right at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current payables on social security and taxes other than incomes tax. [Refer: Payables on social security and taxes other than income tax]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current provisions, including provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph l<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_l&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current trade receivables. [Refer: Trade receivables]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 68<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_68&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amounts of income taxes recoverable in future periods in respect of: (a) deductible temporary differences; (b) the carryforward of unused tax losses; and (c) the carryforward of unused tax credits. [Refer: Temporary differences [member]; Unused tax credits [member]; Unused tax losses [member]]</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amounts of income taxes payable in future periods in respect of taxable temporary differences. [Refer: Temporary differences [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_g_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph o<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_o&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 56<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_56&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all its liabilities.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 24<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_24_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 32<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_32_a_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of the entity's equity and liabilities. [Refer: Equity; Liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of equity attributable to the owners of the parent. This specifically excludes non-controlling interest.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph r<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_r&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of intangible assets and goodwill held by the entity. [Refer: Goodwill; Intangible assets other than goodwill]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current inventories. [Refer: Inventories]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 2<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 36<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=2&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_36_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_g&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 68<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_68&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates in an entity's separate financial statements. [Refer: Associates [member]; Joint ventures [member]; Subsidiaries [member]; Investments in subsidiaries reported in separate financial statements]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 27<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 10<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=27&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_10&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale. [Refer: Liabilities; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 38<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_38&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph p<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_p&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_LiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 12<br> -Subparagraph f<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_12_f&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 10<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 22<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=10&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_22&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph q<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_q&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of assets that do not meet the definition of current assets. [Refer: Current assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_ii&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 66<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_66&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssetsAbstract</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale. [Refer: Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 38<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_38&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentDeferredIncomeIncludingNoncurrentContractLiabilities">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current deferred income including non-current contract liabilities. [Refer: Deferred income including contract liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NoncurrentDeferredIncomeIncludingNoncurrentContractLiabilities</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that do not meet the definition of current liabilities. [Refer: Current liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iv<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_iv&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 69<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_69&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities</td>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilitiesAbstract">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilitiesAbstract</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Current assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherCurrentAssets</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current financial assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Other financial assets; Current financial assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherCurrentFinancialAssets</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current financial liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Other financial liabilities; Current financial liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B13<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B13_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph m<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_m&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Current liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current non-financial assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Financial assets]</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherCurrentNonfinancialAssets</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current non-financial liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Other financial liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherCurrentNonfinancialLiabilities</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Non-current assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentAssets</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Non-current liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentLiabilities</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of tangible assets that: (a) are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes; and (b) are expected to be used during more than one period.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 16<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 73<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=16&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_73_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current trade payables and current other payables. [Refer: Current trade payables; Other current payables]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph k<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_k&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current assets Excluding Assets Held foe sale.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current liabilities excluding assets held for sale.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesNonCurrent</td>
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<tr>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LiabilitiesRelatedToDamFailureCurrent</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LoansBorrowingsAndLeasesCurrent</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current assets excluding investments, intangible assets and property plant and equipment.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_NonCurrentAssetsExcludingInvestmentsIntangibleAssetsAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_NoncurrentProvision</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ParticipativeStockholderDebentures</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_RecoverableTaxesCurrent</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_RecoverableTaxesNonCurrent">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_RecoverableTaxesNonCurrent</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityCurrent">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityCurrent</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent">
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Issued capital [member]</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Capital Reserves [Member]</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Profit Reserves [Member]</div></th>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,139<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 7,090<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (2,455)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (2,110)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (25,211)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 40,067<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (1,074)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 38,993<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,881<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,881<span></span>
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<td class="num">(350)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,531<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,448)<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">267<span></span>
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<td class="num">(4,343)<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,524)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">32<span></span>
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<td class="num">(5,492)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,329)<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,152)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,481)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,481)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(8)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(8)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(213)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(213)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">455<span></span>
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<td class="nump">242<span></span>
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<td class="nump">22<span></span>
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<td class="nump">22<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings', window );">Appropriation to undistributed retained earnings</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,729<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,729)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AssignmentAndTransferOfShares', window );">Treasury shares utilized</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rc">
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<td class="nump">61,614<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,139<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,042<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,441)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,056)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(29,554)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">35,744<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(923)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">34,821<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLoss', window );">Net income</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">22,445<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">22,445<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">22,468<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Other comprehensive income</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">758<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">886<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(6,890)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,246)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,248)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterests', window );">Dividends of noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(25)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(25)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiariesThatDoNotResultInLossOfControl', window );">Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest (i)</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(331)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(331)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,761<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,430<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings', window );">Appropriation to undistributed retained earnings</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14,599<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(14,599)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShares', window );">Fair value reclassification of Mosaic shares</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(522)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">522<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent', window );">Dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,296)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(8,368)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(12,664)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(12,664)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTreasuryShareTransactions', window );">Shares buyback program</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,546)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,546)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,546)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions', window );">Share-based payment program</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">63<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">63<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">63<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled', window );">Treasury shares used and canceled</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,401)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,408<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rc">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2021</a></td>
<td class="nump">61,614<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,139<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">15,702<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,579)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,960)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(36,444)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">34,472<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">834<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">35,306<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLoss', window );">Net income</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">18,788<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">18,788<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">18,870<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Other comprehensive income</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">756<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">269<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,531)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,506)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,508)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterests', window );">Dividends of noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiariesThatDoNotResultInLossOfControl', window );">Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest (i)</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">584<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">584<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings', window );">Appropriation to undistributed retained earnings</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14,402<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(14,402)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent', window );">Dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,500)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,386)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7,886)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7,886)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTreasuryShareTransactions', window );">Shares buyback program</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(6,036)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(6,036)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(6,036)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions', window );">Share-based payment program</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">16<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">16<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">16<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled', window );">Treasury shares used and canceled</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(6,616)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,635<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rc">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2022</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 61,614<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,139<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 20,744<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (4,980)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (1,675)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (40,975)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 35,867<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,491<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 37,358<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of dividends recognised as distributions to non-controlling interests. [Refer: Non-controlling interests]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterests</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of dividends recognised as distributions to owners of the parent. [Refer: Parent [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all its liabilities.</p></div>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in equity resulting from the appropriation of retained earnings. [Refer: Retained earnings]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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</div></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in equity through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiariesThatDoNotResultInLossOfControl</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in equity resulting from share-based payment transactions. [Refer: Equity]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in equity resulting from treasury share transactions. [Refer: Equity; Treasury shares]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income and expense (including reclassification adjustments) that is not recognised in profit or loss as required or permitted by IFRSs. [Refer: IFRSs [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause viii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_viii&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81A<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81A_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 91<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_91_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The total of income less expenses from continuing and discontinued operations, excluding the components of other comprehensive income. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 18<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_18_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 32<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_32_a_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 24<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_24_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Note Effective on first application of IFRS 9<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 4<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 39L<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=4&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-b&amp;anchor=para_39L_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Note Effective 2023-01-01<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 17<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 113<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=17&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_113_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81A<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81A_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of assignment and transfer of shares.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale S.A. and its subsidiaries (&#147;Vale&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;)
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produce stainless steel, electric vehicles and metal alloys employed in the production process of several products, (iii) copper, used
in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires, and (iv) platinum, gold, silver, and cobalt as by-products of nickel
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The financial statements have been prepared on a historical
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">These financial statements were authorized for issue by the
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transactions, which include unrealized profits, are eliminated. A list of the most relevant companies, including subsidiaries, associates
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>c) Critical accounting estimates
and judgments</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The preparation of financial statements requires the
use of critical accounting estimates and Management also needs to exercise judgement in applying the Company&#146;s accounting policies.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company makes estimates
about the future based on assumptions. Accounting estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on management's experience
and knowledge, information available at the date of the financial statements and other factors, including expectations of future events
that are considered reasonable under the circumstances. Accounting estimates, by definition, will seldom equal the actual results.</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The areas involving significant
estimates or judgements or complexity, and of items which are more likely to be materially adjusted due to estimates and assumptions are
presented in the following notes:</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company has assumed commitments to integrate sustainability
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and establishing a social, economic and environmental legacy in the locations where Vale operates.</p>

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for ESG initiatives were assessed in the context of the Company's critical accounting judgments and key estimates. Future changes in this
strategy or in the global scenario may affect the Company's main estimates and may result in material impacts on the income statement
and on assets and liabilities accounting balances of the Company in successive fiscal years.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The main actions taken or announced to date, which have
already resulted or will result in a direct impact on the Company's financial statements are described below. Other initiatives are detailed
in the Integrated Report, made available on the Company's website, which were not incorporated by reference.</p>






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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Climate changes</b></p>

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as a direct result of its operations ("scope 1") and of indirect emissions, from the electric energy acquired by the Company
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Company's objective is to acquire minority stakes in startups that are focused on decarbonization initiatives within the mining process,
mining without waste, energy transition metals and other technologies.</span></td></tr></table>

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Emirates and Oman, to build plants for low-carbon products aimed at the steel industry. In addition, Vale also signed a memorandum of
understanding with the steelmaker Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH (&#147;SHS&#148;), to seek solutions focused on the carbon-neutral steel production
process, including the use of Vales green iron ore briquette. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.</span></td></tr></table>

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the Sol do Cerrado project, for construction of a solar energy plant located in Minas Gerais, the capacity will represent approximately
16% of the energy consumed by Vale in Brazil. The start of operation is expected for July 2023, it will contribute to Vale's renewable
energy commitments and reduction of carbon emissions. As at December 31, 2022, the Company invested US$197 (R$1,030 million) as property,
plant and equipment (note 18).</span></td></tr></table>

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technology focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the steel production.</span></td></tr></table>

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and Suzano. The Company will invest US$4 (R$20 million) to set up this company, which will carry out restoration, conservation and preservation
activities for 4 million hectares of forests in Brazil, in line with the forest protection strategy. Completion of the transaction is
subject to customary regulatory approvals.</span></td></tr></table>

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three Conservation Units managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. Together, these Biological Reserves help
to protect more than 62 thousand hectares of Atlantic Forest, in three Brazilian states. Additionally, Vale supported the development
of five agroforestry businesses that implemented productive recovery models in 5,125 hectares in a pilot phase, totaling, between 2020
and 2021, an area of more than 6 thousand hectares. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.</span></td></tr></table>

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magnetic iron ore concentration, which results in a completely dry process. In this transaction, Vale recorded an intangible asset related
to the development of this technology, which will be used in the Company's iron ore operations (note 17).</span></td></tr></table>

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use projects, after the decommissioning, is not required by law. However, the Company has been studying a governance to assess the future
use, considering its aptitudes, post-operational usage intention, socio-economic development of the community and the characteristics
of the physical and biotic environments in which Vale operates. &#160;Any future commitments, if assumed by Vale, may result in material
impact on the amount of the provision (note 26).</span></td></tr></table>
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as a preventive step, Vale considers social data on all people inserted in the self-rescue zones of its flood spots and carries out preventive
relocation or emergency evacuation of communities located in these zones when the dam emergency level rises. In 2022, the Company recorded
a provision in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ProvisionsUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zXVpLcBuitih" title="Provision amount">57</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--ProvisionsUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeIncMember_zjDcuUb7xCsl" title="Provision amount">292</span> million), related to the Nova Lima dam self-rescue zones (note 26).</span></td></tr></table>

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failure (note 24), belonging to the Patax&#243; and Patax&#243; H&#227;-H&#227;-H&#227;e communities.</span></td></tr></table>

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an indemnity agreement with the indigenous communities Xikrin do Catet&#233; and Kayap&#243; (note 28b). The Company will make annual
payments until it operates certain assets in the State of Par&#225;. These expenses will be recorded in the period in which they occur.
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development, the Company has created a website with financial institutions aiming to enable small and medium suppliers to anticipate their
receivables with better interest rates. As at December 31, 2022 the outstanding balances related to these suppliers were US$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForDoubtfulDebtsRelatedToOutstandingBalancesOfRelatedPartyTransaction_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zzo1z7LaRR41" title="Outstanding balances related suppliers">202</span> (note
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compensation programs with the business strategy and to the objective of making Vale a safer company. Since 2020, the Company has been
following new standards for remuneration of its key-personnel. For short-term compensation, at least 30% of performance targets are driven
by ESG metrics and directly related to safety, risk management and sustainability goals, and for long-term compensation target is at least
25% of targets performance should be based on ESG metrics (note 29).</span></td></tr></table>

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of these financial statements have been included in the respective notes and are consistent for all years presented, except for the adoption
in 2021 of accounting policies to reflect new circumstances and transactions that occurred in that year: (i) the reclassification of cumulative
translation adjustments from partial disposals of investments in subsidiaries (note 15), and (ii) the share-based payment programs were
modified and, since then, treated as &#147;equity-settled&#148; (note 29).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Discontinued operations (Coal</b></span><b><span style="color: #007E7A">)
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Capital reduction in
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Sale of Midwestern System</b> -</span> In
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received US$<span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--TransactionPriceAllocatedToRemainingPerformanceObligations_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220731_zfiQ4olydgS1" title="Transferring obligations">140</span>, in addition to transferring to J&amp;F the obligations related to the take-or-pay logistics contracts. These assets
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impairment of property, plant and equipment and the remeasurement of the onerous contract liability. In addition, the Company recognized
a gain US$37 due to the reclassification of the cumulative translation adjustments from equity to the income statement, as &#147;Other
financial items, net&#148;.</p>
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Steel Industries (&#147;CSI&#148;) -</span> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext">In February 2022, the Company concluded
the sale of its 50% interest in CSI to Nucor Corporation (&#147;Nucor&#148;) for US$437. The Company recorded a gain of US$<span id="xdx_901_ecustom--GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220201__20220228__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zHOD2mCBqW3k" title="Gains on Disposals of Equity Method Investments including Cumulative Translation Adjustments">292</span> due to
the reclassification of the cumulative translation adjustments from the equity to the income statement, recorded as &#147;Equity results
and other results in associates and joint ventures&#148;.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Shareholder&#146;s remuneration
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Shares </b></span><b><span style="color: teal">buyback
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Russia-Ukraine conflict </b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company&#146;s business is subject to external risk factors
related to our global operations and the global profile of our client portfolio and supply chains. Global markets are experiencing volatility
and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions in connection with the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The resulting economic sanctions imposed by the United States,
Canada, the European Union, the UK and other countries as a direct consequence of this conflict may continue to significantly impact supply
chains, lead to market disruptions including significant volatility in commodities&#146; prices and bring heightened near-term uncertainty
to the global financial system, including through instability of credit and of capital markets.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">At this time, the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have
not caused significant impacts on the Company&#146;s operations nor on the fair value of its assets and liabilities. However, escalation
of the Russia-Ukraine conflict may adversely affect the Company&#146;s business, such as disruption of international trade flows,
extreme market pricing volatility, with particular impact on the energy sector, industrial and agricultural supply chains, shipping, and
regulatory and contractual uncertainty, and increased geopolitical tensions around the world.</p>




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and evaluating performance are the Executive Boards and Board of Directors. Accordingly, the performance of the operating segments is
assessed based on a measure of adjusted EBITDA, among other measures.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company renamed its main operating segments starting from
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zrvssZaYT5He" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">13,023</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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sales are under different shipping terms, revenue could be recognized when (i) the product is available at the loading port, (ii) loaded
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">A relevant proportion of
Vale&#146;s sales are under Cost and Freight (&#147;CFR&#148;) and Cost, Insurance and Freight (&#147;CIF&#148;) Incoterms, in which
the Company is responsible for providing shipping services after the date that Vale transfers control of the goods to the customers.
Shipping services for CFR and CIF contracts are considered as a separate performance obligation in which a proportion of the transaction
price is allocated and recognized over time as the shipping services are provided.</p>

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sale price is determined on a provisional basis at the date of sale and adjustments to the sale price subsequently occur based on movements
in the quoted market or contractual prices up to the date of final pricing.</p>

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arrangements has the character of a derivative. Accordingly, the fair value of the final sale price adjustment is re-estimated continuously
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Mineral Resources Inspection
Fare ("TFRM") &#150;</b></span> In some Brazilian states, including Minas Gerais, Par&#225; and Mato Grosso do Sul, there
is a specific fare named TFRM, which is calculated based on production. TFRM expenses are presented as "Royalties" in these
financial statements. In March 2021, a State Law increased the TFRM rate in the State of Par&#225; from US$<span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20210331__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zrN1Tyy7F2b3" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)">0.83</span> to US$<span id="xdx_902_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20210331__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zwVJq3fLXtp4" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)">2.51</span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zazDVEqp0nrd" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)">4.37</span> to
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In November 2022, Vale joined the "Par&#225; Structure Program&#148;,
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Selling
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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Company transfers ownership of the mineral rights to the counterparty. The cost related to the component sold is recognized in the income
statement at the same moment.</p>

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services &#150;</b></span> The Company recognizes contract liabilities in the event it receives payments from customers before a sale
meets criteria for revenue recognition. Proceeds received under the terms of the streaming transaction allocated to this component are
accounted for as &#147;streaming transactions&#148; and included within liabilities.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Contract liability is initially
recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred, and is subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Contract liability is released to the income statement based on the units of production, that is, revenue is calculated
based on volume produced compared to the total proved and probable reserves of gold or cobalt, which are reviewed and remeasured annually.</p>



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including, but not limited to: (i) allocation of costs between the product and the by-product based on relative prices; (ii) expected
margin for the independent components (sale of mineral rights and service for gold and cobalt extraction); and (iii) discount rates used
to measure the present value of future inflows and outflows.</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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<td style="width: 0"/><td style="width: 14.2pt">c)</td><td style="text-align: justify">Tax incentives</td></tr></table>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">In Brazil, the Company has tax incentives to partially
reduce the income tax generated by the operations conducted in the North and Northeast regions that includes iron ore, copper, and nickel.
The incentive is calculated based on the taxable income of the incentive activity (tax operating income) and considers the allocation
of tax operating income into different incentives applicable to different tranches of production during specified periods for each product,
usually <span id="xdx_903_ecustom--TaxIncentive_dtY_c20220101__20221231_zuz4TU5lPwZ8" title="Tax incentive">10</span> years. The Company&#146;s tax incentives are expected to expire substantially in 2024 and the last tax incentive will expire
in 2027.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">In addition to these incentives, the income tax payable
can be reduced by investing in the acquisition of new machinery and equipment, subject to subsequent approval by the responsible regulatory
agency, Superintendence for the Development of the Amazon (&#147;SUDAM&#148;). This subsidy is expected to expire in 2023.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">As determined by the Brazilian law, the tax savings
obtained as a result of these incentives must be appropriated in retained earnings reserve account in equity and cannot be distributed
as dividends to shareholders.</p>

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of claims regarding the collection of income tax and social contribution on equity gains of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates from 2003
to 2012. This amount bears SELIC interest rate (Special System for Settlement and Custody) and will be paid in monthly installments until
October 2028. The impact of the SELIC over the liability is recorded under the Company&#146;s financial results.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company is engaged in administrative and judicial
discussions with tax authorities in Brazil in relation to certain tax positions adopted by the Company for calculating income tax and
social contribution on net income. The final determination is uncertain and depends on factors not controlled by the Company, such as
changes in case law and changes in tax laws and regulations. The Company is subject to the assessment of income tax by local tax authorities
in a range up to 10 years depending on jurisdiction where the Company operates.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Transfer pricing over the exportation
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the tax agent has disregarded the intermediation cost and other adjustments used in the calculation of the transfer pricing over the exportation
of iron ore, pellets, nickel and copper to its foreign controlled company. The Company is challenging these assessments in the administrative
level and a decision is pending.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company maintains the method of calculating the transfer
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is discussing the aforementioned charges at the administrative level.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The total amount in dispute is US$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zFwbusLEPtF8" title="Reduction of tax losses">829</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zcc80vQfJ2Vg" title="Reduction of tax losses">4,324</span> million) as
at December 31, 2022 (US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_z91TPGSeFz57" title="Reduction of tax losses">669</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zVrZGs02S3Vj" title="Reduction of tax losses">3,732</span> million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition, there was a reduction of the tax losses from 2015,
2016 and 2017, with the corresponding tax impact of US$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zLKlwNKYBAYa" title="Deferred tax liabilities">361</span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231_zjuvjUJ0AVhh" title="Deferred tax liabilities">1,883</span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zpkdVJsHOqN7" title="Deferred tax liabilities">377</span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231_z9M73b6nkJbb" title="Deferred tax liabilities">1,883</span> million)).
The amount involved for the 2018 to 2022 years, which are not in dispute, is US$2,592 (R$13,525 million) (2021: US$1,885 (R$10,519 million)).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Expenses of interest on capital
(&#147;JCP&#148;) - </b></span>In 2021, Vale received assessments for the collection of IRPJ, CSLL and fines, on the grounds that the
deduction of JCP was improper, referring to the base years of 2017 and 2018. The amount under discussion is US$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zkMxdPrTthZ9" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)">1,154</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zF5dc4nNxgga" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)">6,021</span> million)
as at December 31, 2022 (US$<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zTgbbEeaNkac" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)">981</span> (R$<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zworv385TSfe" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)">5,477</span> million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition, the tax effect of the potential reduction in
the tax loss carryforward is US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_zPaAYLbB5Oll" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)">134</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_zAR5lMNPtPIj" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)">699</span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_zYlnYoIzbmD6" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)">125</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_z87q8BuLUJHh" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)">699</span> million)). The Company presented administrative
defenses for these assessments and is awaiting a decision.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Proceeding related to income tax
paid abroad - </b></span>Vale received a tax assessment for the collection of US$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zBQhTT4sTwC4" title="Taxes paid">439</span> (R$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zJzoqBrlN4e4" title="Taxes paid">2,288</span> million) (2021: US$<span id="xdx_908_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zzPRcCWHVn8k" title="Taxes paid">399</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_z5jJ7YP9WIFc" title="Taxes paid">2,255</span> million))
due to the disregard of taxes paid abroad that were offset by the IRPJ debt in 2016. Tax authorities allege the Company has failed to
comply with the applicable rules relating to the offset, in Brazil, of income taxes paid abroad. The Company had filed an administrative
appeal and a decision is pending.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Goodwill amortization - </b></span>The
Company received tax assessments for the collection of IRPJ and CSLL for the periods between 2013 and 2018, due to the deduction of goodwill
amortization expenses recorded in the acquisition of controlled companies, after its merger by the Company.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">One of the assessments is the goodwill generated in the privatization
of the Company and recorded by Valepar, merged into the Parent Company in 2017.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is discussing the charges at the administrative
level in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zlQN9rrdXOr9" title="Administrative amount">517</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zrGjLV8aahQ5" title="Administrative amount">2,698</span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zuUnYPnChIA6" title="Administrative amount">305</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zATEjaV55807" title="Administrative amount">1,703</span> million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition,
the tax effect of the potential reduction in the tax loss carryforward is US$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z2egcZGnq5n9" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward">61</span> (R$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_z3vW8ochvGFe" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward">320</span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_900_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zBUIVzJQ3lX4" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward">57</span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_z9ZQB3gftBsl" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward">320</span>
million)). The amount involved for the 2019 to 2022 years, which are not assessed, is US$<span id="xdx_902_ecustom--AmountAssessed_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zfmeDJslFiRd" title="Amount assessed">223</span> (R$ <span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--AmountAssessed_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zoURWKD4Gqt5" title="Amount assessed">1,162</span> million).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Payments to Renova Foundation
- </b></span>The Company deducts payments made to Funda&#231;&#227;o Renova arising from the obligation entered into the Transaction
and Conduct Adjustment Agreement (&#147;TTAC&#148;) and from its subsidiary liability in the agreement when Samarco does not make these
payments directly. Vale understands that the deduction of such expenses is adequate, since its liability is objective, arising from the
obligation entered into in the TTAC and its status as a shareholder.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company received a tax assessment notice for the collection
of IRPJ and CSLL alleging that the expenses incurred with Renova Foundation were improperly deducted from the computation of the Company&#146;s
income tax, as they understand that these expenses are supposedly not necessary for Vale's operational activities. The total amount assessed
is US$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zs0O9VqSdwi7" title="Tax assessment">24</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231_zxaYhByIBHh6" title="Tax assessment">126</span> million) for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zUvPtgWCP726" title="Tax assessment">21</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231_zC5OzRB2TU0c" title="Tax assessment">115</span> million)). In addition, the tax effect of the potential
reduction in the tax loss carryforward is US$<span id="xdx_902_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforward_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_ziwLEzzanvMc" title="Tax loss carryforward">5</span> (R$<span id="xdx_909_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforward_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231_zmg3oLZSRE53" title="Tax loss carryforward">24</span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforward_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zN5a4hfe0AIa" title="Tax loss carryforward">4</span> (R$<span id="xdx_908_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforward_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231_zt0LUm6ew9mj" title="Tax loss carryforward">24</span> million)). For the fiscal years
2018 to 2022, the amount under discussion is US$<span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zXyoP66Ub6A4" title="Tax effect of foreign tax rates">530</span> (R$<span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zSV1RzFbehtj" title="Tax effect of foreign tax rates">2,763</span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zEPTSYnZs9pl" title="Tax effect of foreign tax rates">426</span> (R$<span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zoqDvF7Of3P" title="Tax effect of foreign tax rates">2,376</span> million)).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Deduction of CSLL in Brazil -
</b></span>In 2004, a definitive decision of the Superior Court of Justice (&#147;STJ&#148;) granted to the Company the right to deduct
the Social Contribution on Net Income (&#147;CSLL&#148;) from the taxable base of the corporate income tax (&#147;IRPJ&#148;). The
Federal Government filed a rescission action (&#147;a&#231;&#227;o rescis&#243;ria&#148;) in 2006, seeking to reverse the 2004
decision. In 2019, the Federal Court of Appeals (&#147;TRF&#148;) upheld the rescission action and, although the decision was not final,
the Company decided not to deduct the CSLL from the taxable income since then.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Meanwhile, the Federal Supreme Court (&#147;STF&#148;) is judging two extraordinary
appeals with impact to all taxpayers. These appeals are discussing how long a court decision related with a tax matter would remain valid
if the STF had subsequently issued a contrary decision. Due to the developments of this matter in the STF during 2023 and based on the
updated assessment of its legal advisors, the Company concluded that the tax treatment previously adopted will probably not be accepted
by the tax authority and, therefore, it recognized a liability in the amount of US$155 (R$813 million) as &#147;Taxes payable&#148;
for the year ended December 31, 2022.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Gain related to incidence of IRPJ
and CSLL on SELIC rate in the repetition of undue payment - </b></span>In September 2021, the Federal Supreme Court (&#147;STF&#148;)
decided in a judgment with general repercussion, that the incidence of IRPJ and CSLL on amounts referring to the SELIC rate received as
a result of repetition of tax overpayment is unconstitutional. After the publication of the decision of the leading case judgment with
a conclusion favorable to the taxpayers, the Company recognized a gain of US$<span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedWhenControlInSubsidiaryIsLost_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieMember_z63JeFaN9eE1" title="Gains (losses) recognised when control of subsidiary is lost">34</span> in the income statement for the year ended December 31,
2021.</p>

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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Income taxes</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zXoBJtNWTIW1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">309</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_z8CJxQk2pVL8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">369</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zaWvh9uXF5t2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">221</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zjM0YQkLc6o1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">113</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zy4axdpfnuhi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">413</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zSnPmhpRmqV1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1,861</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Financial compensation for the exploration of mineral resources ("CFEM")</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember_zV4IJkx2pNo8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">54</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember_zn0zeQZpIzff" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">59</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--OthersMember_zuHOCpj3363a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">12</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--OthersMember_zAuWyHneiFa1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">114</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--OthersMember_zmMXpt9TTLBb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">12</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--OthersMember_zKtyuweM0fz3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">83</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zL5OKZ37bZT3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>1,272</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zipUR07ave7f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>1,110</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zk3eBP8pEzP8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>470</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zGCUo9SHwJf3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>862</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zHaPAWizdmU3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>935</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zW51lFxsxB8j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>2,177</b></span></td></tr>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>ICMS included in PIS and COFINS
computation tax base - </b></span>Vale discussed the issue of the exclusion of ICMS from the taxable basis of the contribution to PIS
and COFINS in two lawsuits filed before March 2017. One of the lawsuits includes the triggering events from March 2012 onwards and has
a favorable definitive decision. This lawsuit resulted in the recognition of a gain in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231_z8lmmJuOmI1" title="Gains on litigation settlements">60</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uBRL_c20200101__20201231_zW8cmcjk6gP8" title="Gains on litigation settlements">313</span> million) in the income
statement for the year ended December 31, 2020. This amount was calculated based on the assumption that the ICMS to be excluded from the
taxable bases is the one paid. With the definition of the subject by the Federal Supreme Court in the leading case, with binding effects
to all taxpayers, which determined that the ICMS to be excluded is the one highlighted in the invoices, the Company recognized an additional
gain of US$26 (R$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--AdditionalGainRecognizedInLawsuitThatCoversTriggeringEvents_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zZWbAnY5OKh1" title="Additional gain">146</span> million) for the year ended December 31, 2021.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The lawsuit that covers the triggering events that occurred
between December 2001 and February 2012, resulted in the recognition of a gain in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_z1VdT5s9qvz2" title="Gains on litigation settlements">145</span> (R$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zloJ4lwAHuj1" title="Gains on litigation settlements">808</span> million) for the year ended
December 31, 2021 due to the favorable decision obtained by the Company and in line with the judgment of the Federal Supreme Court in
the aforementioned leading case.</p>

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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">Accounting
policy</p>

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<p id="xdx_84E_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIncomeTaxExplanatory_zX5ez8N42bia" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
Brazilian corporate tax law requires the taxation on the income generated from foreign subsidiaries and, therefore, income tax charge
is calculated using the tax rate enacted at the end of the reporting period in Brazil. The effects of the income tax calculation in the
consolidated financial statements are calculated by applying the differential between the Brazilian income tax rate and the local income
tax rate of each jurisdiction where the Company&#146;s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. </span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">Management
periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation
and it establishes provisions, where appropriate, on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities. The liabilities
related to uncertain tax positions are recorded only after determining, based on the position of its internal and external legal advisors,
a more-likely-than-not probability that the uncertain tax positions will withstand challenge, if any, from taxing authorities.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">Deferred
<span id="xdx_86A_zaUquFG0IKs5">income taxes</span> are recognized based on temporary differences between carrying amount and the tax basis of assets and liabilities as well
as tax losses carryforward. However, deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill.
Deferred income tax is also not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than
a business combination that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are offset where there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and where the deferred
tax balances relate to the same taxation authority.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
deferred tax assets arising from tax losses and temporary differences are not recognized when it is not probable that future taxable profit
will be available against which temporary differences and/or tax losses can be utilized.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">Current
and deferred tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income
or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.</span></p>

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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Critical
accounting estimates and judgments</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: teal"><b>Deferred
income tax -</b></span> Significant judgements, estimates and assumptions are required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets
that are recognized based on the likely timing and future taxable profits. Deferred tax assets arising from tax losses carryforward and
temporary differences are recognized considering assumptions and projected cash flows. Deferred tax assets may be affected by factors
including, but not limited to: (i) internal assumptions on the projected taxable income, which are based on production and sales planning,
commodity prices, operational costs and planned capital costs; (ii) macroeconomic environment; and (iii) trade and tax scenarios.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: teal"><b>Uncertain
tax positions -</b></span> The Company applies significant judgement in identifying uncertainties over income tax treatments, which could
impact the consolidated financial statements. The Company operates in multiple jurisdictions where uncertainties arise in the application
of complex tax regulations. The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to reviews of income tax filings and other tax payments, and
disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation of the applicable laws and regulations.</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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repurchase.</span></td></tr></table>

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activities in the statement of cash flows.</span></td></tr></table>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Funding </b></p>

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<td style="width: 7.65pt"/><td style="width: 28.35pt"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">&#183;</span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In November 2022, the Company contracted
a loan with the Export-Import Bank of China of US$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221101__20221130__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--SOFRMember_zc6ermA0Uxfj" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">300</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221101__20221130__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--SOFRMember_z4OUlu9ypDhg" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">1,582</span> million) indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (&#147;SOFR&#148;)
and maturing in 2025. The Company also drawdown US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221101__20221130__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--JBICMember_zG1AkbQA42g8" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">200</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221101__20221130__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--JBICMember_zIMN4kofVuBa" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">1,055</span> million) from a line of credit with Japan Bank International Cooperation
(&#147;JBIC&#148;), which is maturing in 2032. </span></td></tr></table>

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<td style="width: 7.65pt"/><td style="width: 28.35pt"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">&#183;</span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In July 2022, the Company contracted
a loan of US$<span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220701__20220731__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--SMBCBankMember_zwGIboGlXE4f" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">150</span> (R$805 million) with SMBC Bank indexed to SOFR and maturing in 2027. </span></td></tr></table>

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loan of US$<span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220501__20220531__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--MUFGBankMember_zLUylRSSIEt9" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">200</span> (R$967 million) with MUFG Bank indexed to SOFR and maturing in 2027. </span></td></tr></table>

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to replace the reference interest rate from LIBOR to SOFR and does not expect a material change in the costs of this transaction.</span></td></tr></table>

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in the amounts of US$<span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--CommercialBankMember_zchslh8jWsm6" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">350</span> (R$<span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--CommercialBankMember_z2EyExr8QO9i" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">1,953</span> million) and US$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember_zwnUfoGL7uH7" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">280</span> (R$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember_zW804QFaucV8" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">1,563</span> million), maturing in 2027 and 2032, with a commercial bank and a Japanese
development bank, respectively. Vale is in discussions to replace the reference interest rate from LIBOR to SOFR and does not expect a
material change in the costs of this transaction.</span></td></tr></table>

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<td style="width: 7.65pt"/><td style="width: 28.35pt"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: teal">&#183;</span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In January 2021, the Company contracted
a loan of US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20220131__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NewDevelopmentBankMember_zZNixjS4j4Eb" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">300</span> (R$<span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20220131__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NewDevelopmentBankMember_zowUNRZcmaE" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties">1,633</span> million) with The New Development Bank maturing in 2035 and indexed to LIBOR + 2.49% per year. Vale is in discussions
to replace the reference interest rate from LIBOR to SOFR and does not expect a material change in the costs of this transaction.</span></td></tr></table>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 99.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -92.15pt; color: #007E7A"><b>Payments</b></p>

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<td style="width: 7.65pt"/><td style="width: 28.35pt"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">&#183;</span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In January 2023 (subsequent event), the
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infrastructure debentures of the 2nd series, by a payment of US$<span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--SettleInfrastructureDebentures_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220801__20220830_zRxKDBiSQxqh" title="Settle infrastructure debentures">170</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--SettleInfrastructureDebentures_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220801__20220830_zv2OY37sQ6bg" title="Settle infrastructure debentures">865</span> million). </span></td></tr></table>

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premium repurchase&#148; under the financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022. </span></td></tr></table>

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pillar.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white; color: teal"><b>(a.i)
Payment obligation </b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white">The Company
will make payments for the concession grants in quarterly installments through the concession period. This commitment is updated annually
by the readjustment index for monetary exchange (&#147;IRT&#148;), which was <span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231_zW9fMcf2E4H4" title="Percent annually readjustment index exchange">6.47</span>% for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: <span id="xdx_904_ecustom--PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231_zBeDCR5CCbRb" title="Percent annually readjustment index exchange">12.34</span>%).</p>



<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white">In addition, the National Land Transport Agency (&#147;ANTT&#148;) may require,
at their discretion, further investments on the concession network. Furthermore, there is a requirement for the Company to complete a
minimum percentage of certain investments by 2027. In these circumstances, discussions on the economic and financial rebalancing of the
contracts will be required and depending on the result of the physical inventory review and if new investments are demanded, the carrying
amount of grant payable may have a material impact in the future.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white; color: teal"><b>(a.ii)
Infrastructure investment</b></p>




<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"><span style="color: teal"><b>Midwest
Integration Railroad ("FICO") -</b></span> Construction of 383 km of FICO, between the municipalities of Mara Rosa, in Goi&#225;s,
and &#193;gua Boa, in Mato Grosso. The construction started in 2021 and the execution period is expected to take 5 years. As at December
31, 2022, the Company has a provision in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--ObligationAxis__custom--ObligatioOneMember_zfGbmOaVxMka" title="Provision amount">1,415</span> (2021: US$<span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--ObligationAxis__custom--ObligationOneMember_zhTUdGA90NG5" title="Provision amount">1,206</span>).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"><span style="color: teal"><b>Infrastructure
program -</b></span> Comprises over 450 separate projects designed to improve safety and reduce trespass where the railways pass through
urban areas. The program will benefit 25 and 33 municipalities intercepted by EFC and EFVM, respectively. As at December 31, 2022, the
Company has a provision in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--ObligationAxis__custom--ObligationTwoMember_zLbaWyPis3I6" title="Provision amount">601</span> (2021: US$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--ObligationAxis__custom--ObligationTwoMember_zV99obYZ85G8" title="Provision amount">404</span>).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"><span style="color: teal"><b>West-East
Integration Railway (&#147;FIOL&#148;) -</b></span> Acquisition and delivery of rails and sleepers, which the Federal Government will
use for construction of section II of the FIOL, which will connect the municipalities of Caetit&#233; and Barreiras, in Bahia, and other
miscellaneous commitments. In 2022, ANTT issued the definitive Discharge Term regarding the rails and sleepers acquired for FIOL, as established
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of the Infrastructure Program are Vale's responsibility and changes in relation to the original budgets may materially change the balance
of the provision in the future.</p>

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as a condition for signing the contracts, the Company contracted a guarantee with coverage of US$180 as at December 31, 2021. These insurance
contracts guarantee compensation, up to the amount established in the policy, for any losses arising from non-compliance of the contractual
obligations assumed by Vale in the concession contracts.</p>

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&#150;</b></span> Railway concessions liabilities consist of the following future payments discounted at present value: (i) fixed payments
for the concession; (ii) amounts expected to be disbursed for constructing railways and infrastructure; (iii) cost of acquiring equipment
to be made available for the granting authority; and (iv) other miscellaneous obligations and commitments that complement the early extension
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herein, which is prepared considering Vale&#146;s accounting policies and using the most recent financial information available adjusted
for the effects of significant transactions or events that occur between the date of the financial information and the date of the Company&#146;s
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zmoLrIedrGK9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">282</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zXHjHQWTyuA7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zEtya5LMoaS4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,153</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zg188Fne2cae" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>443</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zvE6izd8s9d7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z64mMEELeFwb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,941</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zGcAZX0W2gmd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,963</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z8r93laV5wcb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>618</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zeutIICibNE" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>208</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zBlw0ybXEFg7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>595</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_z21DFStotF6e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,057</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zKLsJHjei4Rb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,446</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Net revenue</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zAu9I2x43Zpe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">215</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zJvutNXZ2uwj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,399</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zc9cMLKSgyrk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">420</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zU473HJpmCBe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1,083</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zJRgmTTLTRBk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1,376</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Net income (loss)</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zgFcjWF5JaJa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>57</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zNguK5oRnyV3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>(13)</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zbv10vMSbn63" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>387</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zMxq1AoICFr6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>272</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">46</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z6nH4m05EgM5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">438</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zZsDzVz2vATg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">447</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zGV1m1oRucIc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">580</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zLZyukwOdqFf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">2,545</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>269</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>-</b></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zKk0hLd8e1o6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">185</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zrQy8JvSAk72" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>96</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zvmfw3Mw7Yy4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>(7)</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zOu0Qu4bDwv2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>891</b></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zP3onN2wjxkd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>(136)</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zF4pMKzNVFP9" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_z9XieEbLQ8Fa" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zshUODdLjKZk" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">PT Vale Indonesia</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Indonesia</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Nickel</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zXnvvZSCQXo5" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">44.3</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zPbAJ3Us7KSg" title="% Voting capital">44.3</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zcXoljZlshm9" title="% Noncontrolling interest">55.7</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Holdings B.V.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Netherlands</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Holding and research</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zzUwphVnfrm2" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zWeuIa3p6dPe" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_znIZnCHCA0Ea" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Canada Limited</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Canada</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Nickel</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_ztcdfi8SYbBa" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_z65Z7KpkAga7" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_zfAJKYSA8hd7" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale International S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Switzerland</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Trading and holding</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zQ5HyC2x1MPh" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zBIOUOiOfaad" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zUotKmXtlty3" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn. Bhd.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Malaysia</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Iron ore</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zGBuzr7ZAfOj" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zYp0e7f4OOzl" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zKDjPWrBshcf" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Oman Distribution Center LLC</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Oman</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Iron ore and pelletizing plant</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zVhFkyIiLZLi" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zZ60nQi9v094" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zROR9oaSLd9j" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Oman</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Pelletizing plant</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z7nrYKJirj59" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">70.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zEoYCOFc61w8" title="% Voting capital">70.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_znrHKfmzRrzg" title="% Noncontrolling interest">30.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Associates and joint ventures</b></span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Alian&#231;a Gera&#231;&#227;o de Energia S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Energy</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zvjNRwCuwFUb" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">55.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zz5KENNyW7g9" title="% Voting capital">55.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zSJz5FTZCWbg" title="% Noncontrolling interest">45.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Alian&#231;a Norte Energia Participa&#231;&#245;es S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Pellets</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Pellets</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Steel industry</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zYjPbroOkVs3" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">50.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zJlIPjHRuOx8" title="% Noncontrolling interest">50.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Bauxite</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Logistics</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zvBWFB2a2O8f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">70</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z7GEXc0jLYE2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">157</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_z0qtxMXK7v7h" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">12,072</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zmS1jHkJYc6b" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">296</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_z2FBCo5Q7Twc" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>244</b></span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
policy</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p id="xdx_840_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSubsidiariesExplanatory_zoMQvTHpd9u3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_86D_zPM3SlbUFOj7">Subsidiaries</span>
&#150; </b></span>The Company consolidates all entities over which it has control, that is, when: (i) the Company is exposed or has rights
over variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and (ii) has the ability to direct the investee&#146;s significant activities.
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is acquired by the Company. Consolidation is interrupted from the date
on which the Company ceases to have control over the investee.</p>

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<p id="xdx_843_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTransactionsWithNoncontrollingInterestsExplanatory_zXdxMqVtqGJ3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: teal"><b><span id="xdx_86A_zQBuiA3XkYz">Transactions
with noncontrolling interests</span> &#150;</b></span> Investments held by other investors in Vale&#146;s subsidiaries are classified as noncontrolling
interests (&#147;NCI&#148;). The Company treats transactions with noncontrolling interests as transactions with the Company&#146;s
shareholders. For purchases or disposals of non-controlling interests, the difference between the consideration paid and the book value
of the acquired portion of the subsidiary's net assets is recorded directly in equity under &#147;Acquisitions and disposals of non-controlling
interests&#148;.</p>

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<p id="xdx_84D_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory_zl49A81UAS6h" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: teal"><b><span id="xdx_862_zy0R4kcNgYZ7">Loss
of control</span> &#150;</b></span> When the Company ceases to have control, any interest retained in the entity is remeasured at its fair value,
with the change in the carrying amount recognized in profit or loss. Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified
to the income statement.</p>

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<p id="xdx_84A_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForInvestmentInAssociatesAndJointVenturesExplanatoryPolicyTextBlock_zusvhtZi1T95" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_866_zw2rINKbrshe">Investments
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but significant influence is retained, only a proportionate portion of the amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income
will be reclassified to profit or loss, when appropriate. Dilution gains and losses, incurred on interests in associates, are recognized
in the income statement.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Joint arrangements are all entities
over which the Company has shared control with one or more parties. Joint arrangement investments are classified as either joint operations
or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations of each investor.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The joint operations are recorded
in the financial statements to represent the Company&#146;s contractual rights and obligations. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities,
income and expenses related to the joint operation are recorded individually in the financial statements.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Interests in joint ventures are
accounted for using the equity method, after initially being recognized at cost. The Company investment in joint ventures includes the
goodwill identified in the acquisition, net of any impairment loss. The Company interest in the profits or losses of its joint ventures
is recognized in the income statement and participation in the changes in reserves is recognized in the Company's reserves. When the Company&#146;s
interest in the losses of an associate or joint venture is equal to or greater than the carrying amount of the investment, including any
other receivables, the Company does not recognize additional losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of
the joint venture.</p>




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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">In addition, the financial information of associates and joint ventures used
to account for their impact in these financial statements may differ from the stand-alone financial statements of those entities due to
adjustments to Vale's accounting policy and the length of the reporting periods.<br/>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>-</b></span></td>
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<p id="xdx_8AE_zNUrdqdKThp9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">a)</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
</span><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">Discontinued operations (Coal) -</span> <span style="font: normal 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: windowtext">The
Company has metallurgical and thermal coal mining and processing operations through Vale Mo&#231;ambique S.A. (&#147;Vale Mo&#231;ambique&#148;)
which was a company controlled by Vale, that had a non-controlling interest held by Mitsui &amp; Co. Ltd. (&#147;Mitsui&#148;). Coal
products are transported from the Moatize mine to the maritime terminal by the Nacala Logistics Corridor (&#147;NLC&#148;), which was
a joint venture between Vale and Mitsui. The NLC&#146;s main assets are the railways and port concessions located in Mozambique and Malawi.</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">As part of the sustainable
mining strategic agenda, the Company announced in 2021 its intention to divest from coal assets. To achieve this objective, it was necessary
to carry out the corporate reorganization through the acquisition of the interests held by Mitsui in these assets, which, upon completion,
allowed an agreement with Vulcan Minerals (&#147;Vulcan&#148;), for the sale of all coal assets.</span></p>




<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Following the signing of the agreement
in December 2021, the Company started to treat coal as a discontinued operation. Below is a summary of the main events:</p>






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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify">Acquisition of non-controlling interest in
Vale Mo&#231;ambique</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">On June 22, 2021, the Company acquired <span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired_iI_pid_dp_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zruyA9fQvQMd" title="Percentage of voting interest acquired">15</span>% interest held by Mitsui in Vale
Mo&#231;ambique for an immaterial consideration, which resulted in a loss of US$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zaabwfSdaOHh" title="Loss due to negative reserves">331</span> (R$<span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination_pn6n6_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember_z9DDnaMXKIqb" title="Loss due to negative reserves">1,666</span> million) due to the negative reserves of
Vale Mo&#231;ambique at the conclusion of the transaction. This transaction with non-controlling interests was recognized in the equity
as &#147;Acquisition and disposal of non-controlling interest&#148;. After the acquisition of the interests previously held by Mitsui,
the Company holds <span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zrMTdZ1wEty1" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">95</span>% of the share capital of Vale Mo&#231;ambique and the remaining interest is held by the government of Mozambique.</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify">Business combinations &#150; NLC</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal"><i>&#160;</i></span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company also concluded
the acquisition of NLC&#146;s control on June 22, 2021, through the disbursement of US$<span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred_iI_pn6n6_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zVpMZaU4ISo8" title="Settlement of loans with third parties">2,517</span> to settle NLC&#146;s loans with third parties
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consolidating the NLC&#146;s assets and liabilities on its balance sheet. </span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">Following the closing, the
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NLC, presented as &#147;Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net&#148; in the loss of discontinued operations for the year
ended December 31, 2021. The loss recognized was due to the decrease in the long-term price assumption for both metallurgical and thermal
coal as well as the reduction in the expected production to reflect the operational challenges to reach the ramp-up of the coal business.</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The fair values of identifiable
assets acquired, and liabilities assumed as a result of the NLC&#146;s acquisition were as follows:</span></p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">172</span></td></tr>
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<p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%">
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
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intangible and the remaining amount was allocated to other assets.</span></td></tr>
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<p id="xdx_8A0_zElkYK4zrNl5" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal"><b>Fair value adjustments</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal"><i>&#160;</i></span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">Following the decision to
divest from the coal segment, the Company initiated interactions with potential interested parties in acquiring these assets, and the
negotiations that were underway at the time, resulted in the decision to provision in full the book value of these assets, mainly due
to the difficulties to prove the expected productivity levels of metallurgical coal and thermal coal, due to the delays that occurred
to implement the mining plan and the strategy for the plant to reach the ramp-up of the asset. The Company recorded the impact of US$<span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zlGmsN29erQ2" title="Gain from disposals of non-current assets">2,511</span>
in the net income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, presented as &#147;Impairment and disposal of non-current
assets&#148;.</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify">Binding agreement with Vulcan Minerals (&#147;Vulcan&#148;)</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">In December 2021, the Company
entered into a binding agreement with Vulcan Resources (formerly Vulcan Minerals - &#147;Vulcan&#148;) for the sale of these assets.
Under the sale agreement Vulcan has committed to pay the gross amount of US$<span id="xdx_903_ecustom--ReceivableFromCoalNetAssetsDiscontinuedOperations_pn6n6_c20211202__20211221__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--VulcanMineralsMember_zSMZ7CZbt2y7" title="Receivable from coal net assets">270</span>, in addition of a <span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--RoyaltyConsiderationTerm_dtY_c20211202__20211221__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--VulcanMineralsMember_zxNnwc5NlAPe" title="Royalty consideration, term">10</span>-year royalty agreement subject to
certain mine production and coal price conditions and so, due to the nature and uncertainties related to the measurement of these royalties,
gains will be recognized as incurred. Up to this date, the Company has not recognized any gain in relation to these royalties.</span></p>







<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 9pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">In April 2022, the transaction
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><i>&#160;</i></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>Net income and cash flows from discontinued
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<p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&#160;</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(2)</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>b)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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April 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with J&amp;F Minera&#231;&#227;o (&#147;J&amp;F&#148;) for the sale of Vale&#146;s
iron ore, manganese and logistics assets in the Centro-Oeste System, through equity interests in Minera&#231;&#227;o Corumbaense Reunida
S.A., Minera&#231;&#227;o Mato Grosso S.A., International Iron Company, Inc. and Transbarge Navegaci&#243;n S.A.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The carrying amount of those assets were fully impaired in
past years and the Company had a liability related to take-or-pay logistics contracts that were deemed onerous contracts under the Company&#146;s
business model for the Midwestern System.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">However, these offers received during the sale process of the
assets represented an objective evidence of impairment reversal and the remeasurement of the existing provision, which led to a gain of
US$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zbtIQ1MrSTme" title="Gain (loss) recognised on measurement to fair value less costs to sell or on disposal of assets or disposal groups constituting discontinued operation">1,121</span> recorded as &#147;Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net&#148;, of which US$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zv8j8jP16hC7" title="Non-current assets net">214</span> relates
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In July 2022, the Company completed the transaction and received
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adjustments from the equity to the income statement, recorded in &#147;Other financial items, net&#148;.</p>

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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>c)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">California Steel Industries (&#147;CSI&#148;)
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with Nucor Corporation (&#147;Nucor&#148;) for the sale of its <span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember_zDVjuEvH6vW4" title="Proportion of voting rights held in joint venture">50</span>% interest in CSI for US$<span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromLosingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zKA7EeTvCvwk" title="Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities">437</span>. In February 2022, the Company concluded
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>d)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">Sale of Companhia Sider&#250;rgica do Pec&#233;m
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shareholders of CSP signed a binding agreement with ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A. (&#147;ArcelorMittal&#148;) for the sale of CSP for approximately
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expect any material impact at closing, which is expected to occur in the first quarter 2023, subject to customary regulatory approvals.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; color: teal"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><b>e)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;
</span><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Manganese </span></b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Operations in Minas Gerais -</b></span>
In January 2022, the Company completed the sale of its ferroalloys operations in Barbacena and Ouro Preto and its manganese mining operations
at Morro da Mina, in the state of Minas Gerais, to VDL Group (&#147;VDL&#148;) for a total consideration of US$<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zMGK3a5pwuTg" title="Cash transferred">40</span>. As the Company had
already adjusted the net assets to the fair value less cost of disposal, the closing did not result in an additional impact on the income
statement for 2022 (2021: impairment of US$<span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zmKiWp1FC9zg" title="Cash transferred">25</span>).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Operations in Bahia -</b></span>
In 2020, the Company decided to shut down the Sim&#245;es Filho operation, located in the State of Bahia, the plant was part of Vale
Mangan&#234;s business and produced manganese ferroalloys. In 2022, the Company signed a binding agreement with Minas Ligas for a partial
sale of the assets of this plant for US$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnAvailableforsaleFinancialAssets_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zqs2rnSf5z1c" title="Sale of the assets">11</span>, which resulted in an impairment loss of US$<span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zcZBqtFdKHel" title="Impairment loss">10</span> for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021:
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>f)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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<span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">- </span></b><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">In
December 2020, the Company signed a binding put option agreement to sell its interest in VNC for an immaterial consideration to Prony
Resources consortium. With the final agreement signed in March 2021, the Company recorded a loss in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member_z9lWcTTVouIg" title="Non-current assets net">98</span>, presented as
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31, 2021. The Company also recorded a gain of US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member_z9rVjQjwdV1f" title="Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, net of tax">1,132</span> due to the cumulative translation adjustments reclassification from the equity
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<p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"><b>g)</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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VSH, its wholly-owned subsidiary that owned and operated the Company's vessels. In November 2021, VSH made a repayment of capital to VISA
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expiring in December 2025. According to the agreement, PTVI must meet certain requirements to extend the period of the mining licenses
beyond 2025, including the commitment to have Indonesian participants in its shareholding structure. Following this commitment, in June
2020, the Company signed together with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (&#147;SMM&#148;), an agreement for the sale of 20% (14.9% from
Vale and 5.1% from SMM) of their aggregate stake in PTVI to PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (&#147;PT Inalum&#148;), an Indonesia state-owned
enterprise. In October 2020, the Company concluded the transaction and received a cash consideration of US$278. This transaction with
non-controlling interests resulted in a loss of US$179, which was recognized in equity for the year ended December 31,2020. At the closing
of the transaction, Vale and SMM which have a stake of 44.3% and 15%, respectively, totaling a 59.3% interest in PTVI, signed a block
voting agreement, in which SMM is required to follow Vale&#146;s vote on relevant operational and financial decisions concerning PTVI.
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instrument was measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Thus, changes in the fair value of this investment were accumulated
in the Company's equity. In November 2021, the Company sold the entire investment of Mosaic shares for the total amount of US$1,259 and
the amount US$522 was reclassified from other reserves to retained earnings reserve and, therefore, did not result in an impact on the
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a call option to sell its 30% noncontrolling interest held in VOPC. Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected to take place
in the second quarter of 2023, Vale will acquire the remaining interest for approximately US$130. This transaction should not result
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equity instruments or other assets are acquired. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary comprises (i) fair
values of the assets transferred; (ii) liabilities assumed of the acquired business; (iii) equity interests issued to the Company; (iv)
fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement, and (v) fair value of any pre-existing equity
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fair values at the acquisition date. The Company recognizes any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity on an acquisition-by-acquisition
basis either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest&#146;s proportionate share of the acquired entity&#146;s net identifiable
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zlwtw8iwKEab" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(358)</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zfsQxeGUKQCl" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(37)</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zTIIANV6sDd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(487)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_z0sKokJ96hnc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>3,208</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zGs4dQFVda9h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>5,223</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zWPA0Sfe6hQ2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>86</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zXWKjKgRW1q2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>494</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_za6O4FA3Ahk1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>9,011</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Cost</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">34</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">386</span></td></tr>
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<td style="width: 0"/><td style="width: 14.2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><b>a)</b></span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><b>Concessions &#150;
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>b) Goodwill &#150;</b></span>
Includes the goodwill derived from acquisition of iron ore and nickel businesses and the goodwill from the incorporation of Valepar into
Vale in 2017. This goodwill was recognized on the acquisition of Vale controlling interest by Valepar, based on the expected future returns
of the ferrous segment. The Company has not recognized the deferred taxes over the goodwill, since there are no differences between the
tax basis and accounting basis. Annually, the Company assesses the impairment of this asset, or more frequently when an indication of
impairment is identified (note 19).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>c) Research and development project
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N.V. acquired in 2019. The intangible assets of research and development are not subject to amortization until the operational phase is
reached. Thus, the Company annually assesses the impairment of this asset, or more frequently when an indication of impairment is identified
(note 19).</p>

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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">140</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">102</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">33</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">92</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z9GCEmMrFSEl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">922</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">19</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zzdMAFcuYMF" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(13)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zDv0y9UmIZxg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(130)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zYKl3DSTTa0a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(317)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zNhfAfgc0Spd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">14,937</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Balance at December 31, 2021</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_z5IlBBFQ3kGa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>8,137</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zYc2rTk1YBl3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7,232</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zxF6XP2vmiV9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>4,743</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zZnu07o8MxM7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7,742</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_ztumOHO0v6b3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,334</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zrMespfOHaf6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,537</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zNJqDosumew4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,484</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zOLrVxg9ciOd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7,722</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdNfa3qecZQc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>41,931</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_fKGkp_zwF4ZJiL1Q8l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">77</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_fKGkp_zKLGPb8XQJv7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">5,496</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">214</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(21)</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(214)</span></td></tr>
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    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">308</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zH0QG94XDWs8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">16,027</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Mineral properties developed internally
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construction period, (iii) depreciation of other fixed assets used during construction, (iv) estimated decommissioning and site restoration
expenses, and (v) other capitalized expenditures during the development phase (phase when the project demonstrates its economic benefit
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The depletion of mineral properties
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effective proof of economic feasibility and commercial viability of a given field can be demonstrated. From then on, the expenditures
incurred are capitalized as mineral properties.</p>

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the commencement date. The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to
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comprise: (i) fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments; (ii) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate; and
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asset. Any changes to the estimates of the volume of mine reserves and the useful lives of assets may have a significant impact on the
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company tested for impairment the cash generating units
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impairment test was assessed using the fair value less costs of disposal model (&#147;FVLCD&#148;), through discounted cash flow techniques,
which is classified as &#147;level 3&#148; in the fair value hierarchy, taking into consideration offers and purchase agreements, if
applicable.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The cash flows were discounted by using a post-tax discount
rate expressed in real terms, which represents an estimate of the rate that a market participant would apply having regard to the time
value of money and the asset&#146;s specific risk. The Company used its weighted average cost of capital (&#147;WACC&#148;) as a starting
point for determining the discount rates, with appropriate adjustments for the risk profile of the countries in which the individual CGU
operate.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Climate change</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">As outlined in note 2, the potential financial impacts on the
Company of climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy have been considered in the assessment of the Company&#146;s critical
accounting estimates, which includes indicators of impairment, such as: (i) demand for the Company&#146;s commodities decreasing, due
to policy, regulatory (including carbon pricing mechanisms), legal, technological, market or societal responses to climate change; and
(ii) physical impacts related to risks resulting from increased frequency or severity of extreme weather events, and those related to
chronic risks resulting from longer-term changes in climate patterns.</p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">a) Impairment recorded on the sale of
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In the past few years, the Company has divested non-strategic
assets, as detailed in note 16 to these financial statements. These transactions resulted in material impacts on Vale's results, which
were recorded under "Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net", as summarized below:</p>

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<td style="width: 0.25in"/><td style="width: 0.25in"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #007E7A">&#183;</span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A"><b>Midwestern system (note 16b) &#150;</b></span>
<span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif">As a result of the agreement for the sale of these assets to J&amp;F, the Company recorded
a gain in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedWhenControlInSubsidiaryIsLost_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zXDR0LxOp15i" title="Gains (losses) recognised when control of subsidiary is lost">1,121</span> due to the reversal of the impairment of property, plant and equipment, of which US$<span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zKIp5PznB5b9" title="Reversal  impairment of property plant and equipment">214</span> relates to the
property, plant and equipment, and US$<span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zNFOxkPWZxF2" title="Impairment of property plant and equipment">916</span> is due to the onerous contract, partially offset by losses of US$<span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossOtherThanChangesInWorkingCapital_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zy3oaocFzR49" title="Working capital adjustments">9</span> due to working capital adjustments
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31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zcy6JDj5o8Ya" title="Impairment loss">35</span> and 2020 US$<span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zyOroVY0KKJj" title="Impairment loss">76</span>).</span></td></tr></table>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Impairment test for the goodwill and
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><b>Goodwill allocated to iron ore and pellet operations </b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Other intangibles - Research and development
project</b></p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Sensitivity of key assumptions</span></td>
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<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
policy</b></p>






<p id="xdx_84C_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForImpairmentOfNonfinancialAssetsExplanatory_zkrVUZDtPPPl" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_862_zvVlhwAjrZVb">Impairment
of non-financial assets</span> -</b></span> Non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount might not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset&#180;s carrying
value exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset&#146;s fair value less costs of disposal (&#147;FVLCD&#148;)
and value in use (&#147;VIU&#148;).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">FVLCD is generally determined
as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continued use of the asset from a market participant&#146;s
perspective, including any expansion prospects. VIU model is determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected
to arise from the continued use of the asset in its present form. Value in use is determined by applying assumptions specific to the Company&#146;s
continued use and cannot take into account future development. These assumptions are different to those used in calculating fair value
and consequently the VIU calculation is likely to give a different result to a FVLCD calculation.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Assets that have an indefinite
useful life and are not subject to amortization, such as goodwill, are tested annually for impairment.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">For the purposes of assessing
impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (CGU). Goodwill is allocated
to Cash Generating Units or Cash Generating Units groups that are expected to benefit from the business combinations in which the goodwill
arose and are identified in accordance with the operating segment.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>



<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Non-current assets (excluding
goodwill) in which the Company recognized impairment in the past are reviewed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the impairment may no longer be applicable. In such cases, an impairment reversal will be recognized.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Onerous
Contracts -</b></span> For certain long-term contracts, a provision is recognized when the present value of the unavoidable cost to meet
the Company&#146;s obligation exceeds the economic benefits that could be received from those contracts.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: #00807A"><b>Critical accounting estimates and judgments</b></p>

</div>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Significant judgements, estimates
and assumptions are required to determine whether an impairment trigger has occurred and to prepare the Company&#146;s cash flows. Management
uses the budgets approved as a starting point and key assumptions are, but not limited to: (i) mineral reserves and mineral resources
measured by internal experts; (ii) costs and investments based on the best estimate of projects as supported by past performance; (iii)
sale prices consistent with projections available in reports published by industry considering the market price when appropriate; (iv)
the useful life of each cash-generating unit (ratio between production and mineral reserves); and (v) discount rates that reflect specific
risks relating to the relevant assets in each cash-generating unit.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is exposed to several financial and capital risk
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Board of Directors establishes and supervises the management of financial
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financial instruments portfolio is reassessed monthly, allowing the monitoring of financial results and their impact on cash flow. The
Company applies hedge accounting to its net investment in foreign operation and nickel and palladium revenue programs.</span></p>

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week and two months in dollars at the end of December 2021 and the other terms at the end of June 2023. Vale is in negotiations with
some financial institutions to replace the reference interest rate of its financial contracts from LIBOR to Secured Overnight Financing
Rate ("SOFR"), with spread adjustments to match the transaction costs. The Company does not expect material impacts on the cash flows
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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linked to Brazilian real into U.S. dollar, with volumes, flows and settlement dates similar to those of the debt instruments and financial
obligations - or sometimes lower, subject to market liquidity conditions.</p>

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date, the results of the swap and forward transactions partially offset the impact of the foreign exchange rate in the Company&#146;s
obligations, contributing to stabilize the cash disbursements in U.S. dollar.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To reduce cash flow volatility, swap and forward transactions
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b.ii) Protection program for LIBOR floating
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company has also exposure to interest rates risks over
loans and financings. The US Dollar floating rate debt in the portfolio consists mainly of loans including export pre-payments, commercial
banks and multilateral organizations loans. In general, such debt instruments are indexed to the LIBOR in US dollar.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To reduce the cash flow volatility, swap transactions were
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received floating rates and paid fixed rates in US$. In August 2022, this swap operations were terminated and Vale is currently in negotiations
with some financial institutions to replace the reference interest rate of its financial contracts from LIBOR to SOFR, with spread adjustments
to match the transaction costs. However, the Company has maintained its swap strategy for the remaining $150 of debt indexed to LIBOR.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The sensitivity analysis of these derivative financial instruments
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Brent Crude Oil -</b></span> To
reduce the impact of fluctuations in fuel oil prices on the hiring and availability of maritime freight and, consequently, to reduce the
Company&#146;s cash flow volatility, hedging operations were carried out through options contracts on Brent Crude Oil for different portions
of the exposure. The derivative transactions were traded over-the-counter and the protected item is part of the costs linked to the price
of fuel oil used on ships. The financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the protected items&#146; losses/gains.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In 2022, the Company extended, its brent crude oil hedge strategy
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Freight derivative -</b></span>
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through Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs). The protected item is part of the costs linked to maritime freight spot prices. The financial
settlement inflows/outflows of the FFAs are offset by the protected items&#146; losses/gains due to freight price changes. The FFAs are
contracts traded over the counter and can be cleared through a Clearing House, in this case subject to margin requirements.</p>

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The Company started an operational program to protect nickel sales, converting fixed price commercial contracts with customers to floating
price, therefore maintaining the Company&#146;s exposure to price fluctuations. The transactions usually carried out in this program
are nickel purchases for future settlement.</p>

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mismatch between the period of purchase and sale of products to third parties.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Option related to a Special Purpose
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entities, which are part of a wind farm located in Bahia, Brazil. This option was acquired in the context of the Company's signing of
electric power purchase and sale agreements with an SPE, supplied by this wind farm.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Maturity occurred in July 2022, without exercising the option.</p>

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gas purchase agreement -</b></span> The Company has a natural gas purchase agreement in which the amount charged to Vale changes based
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and Vale Holding BV. With the hedge program, the Company's debt with third parties denominated in United States dollars and euros serves
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<p id="xdx_8AD_zRkPUsLKpQ47" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Cash flow hedge (Nickel)
-</b></span> To reduce the cash flow volatility due to nickel price fluctuations, the Company implemented the Nickel Revenue Hedge
Program in 2019. In this program, hedging operations were executed, through option contracts, to protect a portion of the projected
volume of sales at floating, highly probable realization prices, guaranteeing prices above the average unit cost of nickel
production for the protected volumes.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The contracts are traded on the London Metal Exchange or over-the-counter
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<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Cash flow hedge (Palladium)
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Revenue Hedging Program. Under this program, hedge operations were executed using forwards and option contracts to protect a portion of
the highly probable forecast sales at floating prices. A hedge accounting treatment is given to this program. The derivative transactions
under the program are negotiated over-the-counter and the financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the hedged items&#146;
losses/gains due to palladium price changes.</p>

<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The contracts are traded on the London Metal Exchange or over-the-counter
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<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>f) </b></span><b><span style="color: #00807A">Credit
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is exposed to credit risk that arises from trade
receivables, derivative transactions, guarantees, down payment for suppliers and cash investments. The credit risk management process
provides a framework for assessing and managing counterparties&#146; credit risk and for maintaining our portfolio risk at an acceptable
level.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>




<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">For the commercial credit exposure, which arises from sales
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risk limits for each counterparty.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale attributes an internal credit risk rating for each counterparty
using its own quantitative methodology for credit risk analysis, which is based on market prices, external credit ratings and financial
information of the counterparty, as well as qualitative information regarding the counterparty&#146;s strategic position and history
of commercial relations.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Based on the counterparty&#146;s credit risk, risk mitigation
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of receivables, insurance instruments, letters of credit, corporate and bank guarantees, mortgages, among others.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>f.i) Accounts receivable portfolio</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale has a diversified accounts receivable portfolio from a
geographical standpoint, with Asia, Europe and Brazil as the regions with more significant exposures. According to each region, different
guarantees can be used to enhance the credit quality of the receivables. Historically, the expected credit loss on the Company&#146;s
accounts receivable portfolio is&#160;immaterial (note 11).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>f.ii) Financial instruments, except for
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To manage the credit exposure arising from cash investments
and derivative instruments, credit limits are approved to each counterparty with whom the Company has credit exposure. Furthermore, the
Company controls the portfolio diversification and monitors different indicators of solvency and liquidity of the different counterparties
that were approved for trading. The carrying amount of the financial assets that represent the exposure to credit risk is presented below:</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>f.iii) Financial counterparties&#146; ratings</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The transactions of derivative instruments, cash and cash equivalents
as well as short-term investments are held with financial institutions whose exposure limits are periodically reviewed and approved by
the delegated authority. The financial institutions credit risk is performed through a methodology that considers, among other information,
ratings provided by international rating agencies.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The table below presents the ratings in foreign currency as
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cash equivalents transaction.</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__custom--MoodySOtherRatingMember_zHMJqRO0KIa7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">5</span></td>
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<p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>

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  <td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"><span id="xdx_F10_zQN381LOyyh7" style="font-weight: normal">A substantial part of the balances is held with financial institutions in Brazil and, in local currency,
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<p id="xdx_8A3_zqMMosxiV0H2" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>




<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>g) Liquidity risk management</b></p>

<p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The liquidity risk arises from the possibility that Vale might
not perform its obligations on due dates, as well as face difficulties to meet its cash requirements due to market liquidity constraints.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The available revolving credit facilities are intended to assist
short term liquidity management and to enable more efficiency in cash management and were provided by a syndicate of several global commercial
banks. The Company has two revolving credit facilities, in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--NotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--RevolvingCreditsFacilityMember_z5zFeOZvSFfb" title="Notional amount">5,000</span>, for which US$<span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--NotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--RevolvingCreditFacilitiesDueMarch2024Member_zJAJIcHkHECd" title="Notional amount">3,000</span> have maturity date in 2024 and US$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--NotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--RevolvingCreditFacilitiesDueMarch2026Member_zXwR05zkXt9j" title="Notional amount">2,000</span>
in 2026. As at December 31, 2022, these lines are undrawn.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
policy</b></p>



<p id="xdx_84D_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAndHedgingExplanatory_zhN4MJYc1ZE9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 1pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
Company uses financial instruments to hedge its exposure to certain market risks arising from operational, financing and investing activities.
Derivatives are included within financial assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss unless they are designated as effective
hedging instruments (hedge accounting).</span></p>

<p id="xdx_86B_z6oFpYq4m6Vd" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 1pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="display: none; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">Derivative financial instruments&#160;</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>



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the beginning of the hedge operations, the Company documents the type of hedge, the relation between the hedging instrument and hedged
items, its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge operations. The Company also documents, both at hedge inception
and on an ongoing basis that the hedge is expected to continue to be highly effective. The Company has elected to adopt the new general
hedge accounting model in IFRS 9 and designates certain derivatives as either:</span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">&#160;</span></p>



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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zvfHJo6dM9A2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,292</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zknZrgcQ58v" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zgQnlS7HAGG7" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>196</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_ztJkg5oiJUI6" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>6</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zitbNAQ1Hvl5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>20</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Total of financial assets</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zOYdkdtfXvW5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>6,566</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zvUEiknb0zO9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zHy01neuTiS2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>10,953</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zZ54Oub7dVXf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>13,761</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zju5rra0dUN7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>6</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_z3z4xWTWHWkh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>3,526</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zsAXg0KAazFi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>17,293</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Financial guarantees </span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">32</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zx2LZfHzMxtb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">103</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_z1VrP3AV4W57" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">542</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zAm2s6LvSlvf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">542</span></td></tr>
  <tr>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zeDbcY5t5796" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>14,777</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_za5tXHLMiRwh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>3,014</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zr7V2BeLf1Z8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>17,791</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z9N31UoYLx9f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>14,015</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>-</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zw3A7XChDaNk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>4,553</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zVEcPatjO5A6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>18,568</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Total of financial liabilities</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zu4a2RtDJbhb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>21,309</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zMFncMpOPDKg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>3,104</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zvzGggoMMJDa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>24,413</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z0r9ua2M2PB6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>20,763</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zXa8qPHam8db" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>4,796</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zI13fs6fsUT8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>25,559</b></span></td></tr>
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<td style="width: 0"/><td style="width: 21.3pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><b><span id="a_028"/>22.</b></span></td><td style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><b><span id="xdx_823_zr40osiHdXD8">Participative shareholders&#146;
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">At the time of its privatization in 1997, the Company issued
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set to ensure that pre-privatization shareholders would participate in potential future benefits that might be obtained from exploration
of mineral resources. This obligation related to the debentures will cease when all the relevant mineral resources are exhausted, sold
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Holders of participative shareholders&#146; debentures have
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The effects on the statement of income and on the balance sheet
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zFXWkkq8isma" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">105</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_fKGkp_zkCu9BJQpsBd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(7)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zji0j40xmwrb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">3</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zyBGveatBfI1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">52</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zFR3AhkIk4W7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">12</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_fKGkp_zQXxjhfEtbyl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(6)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zN2obxo6YQgl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zcOesBUU0F0c" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>77</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zGQTGZtPvAni" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>65</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TransferToHeldForSale_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRFWzVluHUF2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer to held for sale"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>(17)</b></span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Energy plants</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zvB0I8q0SI71" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">5</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zgr2O3g1wj48" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">5</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zbGdGXxoui0g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">5</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zfwNDlEZ2Qrh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">45</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zc9g1cRTow4k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">66</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_904_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z04BiNrjNwx6" title="Average Remaining Term">1</span> to <span id="xdx_906_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRAWwK5yGbAi" title="Average Remaining Term">7</span></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zIm1Zzx4Wxye" style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt" title="Discount rate">5</span><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">%
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Mining equipment</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zxd2o6cf7aJ1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">6</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zYuNGlGmOGk4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">5</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z560VphFQwD9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">5</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zcDB9ypUCj07" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">4</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zUdduhMnwtdf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">3</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember_zKZ2GQOoy3H" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">23</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_900_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zdfX5RK5sQS1" title="Average Remaining Term">1</span> to <span id="xdx_907_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zu7gLoUReiQi" title="Average Remaining Term">5</span></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zdYLj8H7lfub" title="Discount rate">2</span>% to <span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zUynWSaztVYa" title="Discount rate">6</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zKmsiGCCW3K1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>205</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z3ndV28SQqb1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>191</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zBkwNvMWmuYc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>145</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zAbqWmqkZqIl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>1,172</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zlsOEJzrewKj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>1,942</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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<p id="xdx_8A2_zRBgQxQp4lY5" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">&#160;</p>

<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
policy</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p id="xdx_84A_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBorrowingsExplanatory_zawu7kYQPJpk" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span id="xdx_862_zC3OzswHh9j3">Loans and borrowings</span> are initially
measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognized in the Income
statement over the period of the loan, using the effective interest rate method. The fees paid in obtaining the loan are recognized as
transaction costs. The Company contracts derivatives to protect its exposure to changes in debt cash flows, changing the average cost
of debts that have hedge derivatives contracted.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Loans and borrowing costs are capitalized
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In January 2019, a tailings dam (&#147;Dam I&#148;) experienced
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tailings debris, destroying some of Vale&#146;s facilities, affecting local communities and disturbing the environment. The tailings
released have caused an impact of around 315 km in extension, reaching the nearby Paraopeba River. The dam failure in Brumadinho (&#147;event&#148;)
resulted in 270 fatalities or presumed fatalities, including 3 victims still missing, and caused extensive property and environmental
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On February 4, 2021, the Company entered into a Judicial Settlement
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Public Defender of the State of Minas Gerais and the Federal and the State of Minas Gerais Public Prosecutors Offices, to repair the environmental
and social damage resulting from the Dam I rupture. The Global Settlement was ratified by the Minas Gerais State Court on February 4,
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Global settlement includes: (i) payment obligations,
of which the funds will be used directly by the State of Minas Gerais and Institutions of Justice for socio-economic and socio-environmental
compensation projects; (ii) socioeconomic projects in Brumadinho and other municipalities; and (iii) compensation of the environmental
damage caused by the dam failure. These obligations are projected for an average period of 5 years.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the measures (i) and (ii), the agreement specifies
an amount for each project and changes in the original budget and deadlines may have an impact in the provision. In addition, the execution
of the environmental recovery actions has no cap limit despite having been estimated in the Global Settlement due to the Company's legal
obligation to fully repair the environmental damage caused by the dam failure. The expenses related to these obligations are deducted
from the income tax calculation, in accordance with the Brazilian tax regulation, which is subject to periodic inspection by the competent
authorities. Therefore, although Vale is monitoring this provision, the amount recorded could materially change depending on several factors
that are not under the Company&#146;s control.</p>

<p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Provision for individual indemnification
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company is also working to ensure geotechnical safety
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of Dam I, including dredging part of the released material and de-sanding from the channel of the river Paraopeba.</p>






<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the individual indemnification, Vale and the Public
Defendants of the State of Minas Gerais formalized an agreement on April 5, 2019, under which those affected by the Brumadinho&#146;s
dam failure may join an individual or family group out-of-Court settlement agreements for the indemnification of material, economic and
moral damages. This agreement establishes the basis for a wide range of indemnification payments, which were defined according to the
best practices and case law of Brazilian Courts, following rules and principles of the United Nations.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>c) Contingencies and other legal matters</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Public civil actions brought by the State
of Minas Gerais and state public prosecutors for damages resulting from the failure of Dam I</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is party to public civil actions brought by the
State of Minas Gerais and justice institutions, claiming compensation for socioeconomic and socio-environmental damages resulting from
the dam failure and seeking a broad range of preliminary injunctions ordering Vale to execute specific remediation and reparation actions.
As a result of the Global Settlement, settled in February 2021, the requests for the reparation of socio-environmental and socioeconomic
damages caused by the dam failure were substantially resolved. Indemnifications for individual damages was excluded from the Global Settlement,
and the Term of Commitment signed with the Public Defendants of the State of Minas Gerais was ratified, whose parameters are utilized
as a basis for the settlement of individual agreements. In the same year of 2021, the fulfilment of the Global Settlement was initiated,
by Vale and other parties.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Collective Labor Civil Action</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In 2021, public civil actions were filed with Labor Court of
Betim in the State of Minas Gerais, by a workers' unions claiming the compensation for death damages to own and outsourced employees,
who died as a result of the failure of Dam I. Initial decisions sentenced Vale to pay US$192 thousand (R$1 million) per fatality. Vale
is defending itself in the lawsuits and considers that the likelihood of loss is possible.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>U.S. Securities class action suit</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale is defending itself against a class action brought before
a Federal Court in New York and filed by holders of securities - American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") - issued by Vale. Following
the decision of the Court, in May 2020, that denied the Motion to Dismiss presented by the Company, the Discovery phase has started and
is expected to be concluded in 2023.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On November 24, 2021, a new complaint was filed before the
same Court by eight Plaintiffs, all investment funds, as an &#147;opt-out&#148; litigation from the class action already pending in
the Eastern District of New York court, asserting virtually the same allegations in the main class action.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The likelihood of loss of these proceedings is considered possible.
However, considering the initial phase of this class action, it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of a potential loss.
The amount of damages sought in these claims is unspecified.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Arbitration proceedings filed
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In Brazil, Vale is name as a defendant in (i) one arbitration
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shareholders, and (iii) three arbitrations filed by foreign investment funds.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In the six proceedings, the claimants argue that Vale was aware
of the risks associated with the dam and failed to disclose it to its shareholders. Based on such argument, they claim compensation for
losses caused by the decrease in share price.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The expectation of loss is classified as possible for the six
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In one of the proceedings filed by foreign funds, the Claimants
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disagrees with the ongoing proceedings and understands that, in this case and at the current stage of the proceedings, the probability
of loss in the amount claimed by the foreign funds is remote.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On April 28, 2022, SEC filed a suit against Vale alleging violations
of U.S. securities laws due to Vale&#146;s disclosures about its dam safety management, including the dam in Brumadinho. The SEC is seeking
the imposition of civil monetary penalties, disgorgement and other relief within the SEC&#146;s authority in a lawsuit filed in a federal
court. Vale believes that its disclosures did not violate U.S. law and is contesting such allegations. On September 29, 2022, Vale served
the SEC with its motion to dismiss the claim. The SEC&#146;s deadline to serve Vale with its Opposition to the motion to dismiss is currently
ongoing.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">CVM is also conducting investigations relating to Vale's disclosure
of relevant information to shareholders, investors and the market in general, especially regarding the conditions and management of Vale's
dams. The likelihood of loss of this proceeding is classified as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of
a potential loss to the Company.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Criminal proceedings and investigations</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">In January 2020, the State Prosecutors of Minas Gerais
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for a number of potential crimes, including homicide, and against Vale S.A. for alleged environmental crimes.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">In November 2021, the Brazilian Federal Police concluded
the investigation on potential criminal responsibility related with the Brumadinho dam failure and the final report sent to the Federal
Public Prosecutors (&#147;MPF&#148;).</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0">In January 2023 (subsequent event), after the Federal Supreme Court recognized the
competence of the Federal Court, the MPF ratified the complaint presented by MPMG, which was received by the competent authority. The
MPF and the Brazilian Federal Police conducted a separate investigation into the causes of the dam failure in Brumadinho, which may result
in new criminal proceedings. Vale is defending itself against the criminal claims and is not possible to estimate when a decision will
be issued. The likelihood of a financial loss to the Company is classified as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate
the amount of a potential loss to Vale.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Decision of the Brazilian Office of the
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In October 2020, the CGU notified the Company about an administrative
proceeding prosecution based on the same allegations mentioned above under the Brazilian Law 12,846/2013 in connection with inspection
and monitoring activities related to the Brumadinho dam. In August 2022, the CGU concluded that Vale has failed to present reliable information
to the Brazilian National Mining Agency (&#147;ANM&#148;), as once a positive stability condition statement (&#147;DCE&#148;) was
issued for the Dam I, where it should be negative in the view of the CGU. Thus, even recognizing the non-existence of corruption acts
or practices, the CGU fined Vale US$16 (R$86 million), which is the minimum amount established by law, i.e., the CGU recognizes the non-involvement
or tolerance of the Company&#146;s top management. Vale has submitted a request for reconsideration and considers the likelihood of loss
for this amount is possible.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>d) Insurance</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is negotiating with insurers the payment of indemnification
under its civil liability and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance. However, these negotiations are still in progress, therefore
any payment of insurance proceeds will depend on the coverage definitions under these policies and assessment of the amount of loss. Due
to uncertainties, no indemnification related to these insurers was recognized in these financial statements.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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of the direct and indirect cost related to products and services, (ii) changes in timing for cash outflows, (iii) changes in the technology
considered in measuring the provision, (iv) number of individuals entitled to the indemnification payments, (v) resolution of existing
and potential legal claims, (vi) demographic assumptions, (vii) actuarial assumptions, and (viii) updates in the discount rate.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Thus, the amounts actually incurred
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several factors, some of which are not under the Company's control. These changes could result in a material impact on the amount of the
provision in future periods. At each presentation date of its financial statements, the Company
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In November 2015, the Fund&#227;o tailings dam owned by Samarco
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the Renova Foundation that is developing and executing environmental and socio-economic programs to remediate and provide compensation
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In June 2018, Samarco, Vale and BHPB entered into a comprehensive
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In 2022 new court decisions were issued on individual compensation
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mainly altered and expanded the number of types of damage, categories and amounts that can be compensated to the impacted towns. The increase
in the provision is substantially a result of these judicial decisions.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Since the Fund&#227;o dam failure, the Company has been negotiating
with insurers the indemnification payments based on its general liability policies. In 2021, the Company received payments in the amount
of US$33, which was recorded as a gain in the income statement as &#147;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&#148;.
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In April 2021, Samarco filed for Judicial Reorganization (&#147;JR&#148;)
with the Courts of Minas Gerais to renegotiate its debt, which is held by bondholders abroad. The purpose of JR is to restructure Samarco&#146;s
debts and establish an independent and sustainable financial position, allowing Samarco to keep working to resume its operations safely
and to fulfill its obligations related to the Renova Foundation.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In addition, the ongoing discussions in the context of the
JR may lead to the loss of deductibility of part of the expenses incurred with the Renova Foundation and of the deferred taxes over the
total provision, depending on the method determined for restructuring Samarco's debts. As at December 31, 2022, the exposure is US$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member_z2wece8WkEU3" title="Additional provision">1,620</span>,
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is working with the perspective that the mechanisms
resulting from the JR will continue allowing the deductibility of these expenses. However, future decisions resulting from the negotiations
regarding Samarco's capital structure, which are not under Vale's control, could materially change the deferred tax recognized by the
Company.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">These proceedings include public civil actions brought by Brazilian
authorities and multiple proceedings involving claims for significant amounts of damages and remediation measures. The Framework Agreements
represents a model for the settlement of the public civil action brought by the MPF and other related proceedings. There are also putative
securities class actions in the USA against Vale and some of its current and former officers and a criminal proceeding in Brazil. The
main updates regarding the lawsuits in the year were as follows:</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Public Civil Action filed by the Federal
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale is a defendant in several legal proceedings brought by
governmental authorities and civil associations claiming socioenvironmental and socioeconomic damages and a number of specific remediation
measures as a result of the Samarco&#146;s Fund&#227;o dam failure, including a claim brought by the Federal Public Prosecution Office
in 2016 seeking US$29 billion (the effect for Vale would be 50% of this amount), which has been suspended from the date of ratification
of the TacGov Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">However, as pre-requisites established in the TacGov Agreement,
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Therefore, Vale, Samarco, BHPB and Federal and State prosecutors
have been engaging in negotiations to seek a definitive settlement of the obligations under the Framework Agreement and the US$29 billion
Federal Public Prosecution Office claim. The goal in signing a potential agreement is to provide a stable framework for the execution
of reparation and compensation programs.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The potential agreement is still uncertain as it is subject
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The estimate of the economic impact of a potential agreement
will depend mainly on (i) a detailed assessment of the estimates of the amounts to be spent on the reparation and compensation projects
being discussed, (ii) an analysis of the detailed scope of such projects to determine their overlap with the initiatives
and amounts already provisioned; and (iii) the timing of the execution of projects and disbursements, which will impact the present value
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Renova Foundation will continue to implement the Programs in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement and the TacGov Agreement,
for which the expected costs are reflected in the Company&#146;s provision.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In September 2019, the federal court dismissed
all criminal charges against Vale representatives relating to the first group of charges, which concerns the results of the Fund&#227;o
dam failure, remaining only the legal entity in the passive pole. The second group of charges against Vale S.A. and one of the Company&#146;s
employees, which concerns the accusation of alleged crimes committed against the Environmental Public Administration, remained unchanged.
The Company cannot estimate when a final decision on the case will be issued. The likelihood of a financial loss to the Company is classified
as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of a potential loss to Vale.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>United Kingdom contribution claim</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">As a result of the rupture of Samarco&#146;s Fund&#227;o
dam failure, BHP Group Ltd (&#147;BHP&#148;) was named as defendant in group action claims for damages filed in the courts of England
and Wales (The &#147;UK Claim&#148;). The UK Claim includes only BHP and was filed on behalf of certain individuals and municipalities
in Brazil only against BHP, for the allegedly damages caused by the Fund&#227;o dam failure.</p>

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Vale, requesting the Company to be responsible for the indemnification payments in the proportion to its interest held in Samarco. The
Company believes that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of the English Court and it does not have any contractual obligation in relation
to this matter, therefore, the Company has assessed the risk of loss as remote.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The summarized financial information of Samarco are as follows.
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Following the recent decision of the STF, as detailed in note 8(e), the Company
expects that Samarco will also recognize a material liability in its financial statements and, therefore, it may impact Samarco&#146;s
ability to meet its cash obligations in the future. However, as described in its accounting policy, the Company does not have an obligation
to provide funding to Samarco and it did not record a provision accordingly. Moreover, the Company already has a provision related to
Renova Foundation and this matter does not have any impact in the existing provision recorded by Vale as at December 31, 2022.</p>

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investment in Samarco was fully impaired and no provision was recognized in relation to the Samarco&#146;s negative equity.</p>

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Foundation requires the use of assumptions that may be mainly affected by: (i) changes in scope of work required under the Framework Agreement
as a result of further technical analysis and the ongoing negotiations with the Federal Prosecution Office, (ii) activity level of Samarco&#180;s
operations; (iii) updates of the discount rate; and (iv) resolution of existing and potential legal claims.</p>

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and estimates applied in the Germano dam provision considers, among others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical
data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations; (ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; and (iii)
acceptance by the authorities of the proposed engineering methods and solution.</p>

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in future reporting periods. At each reporting period, the Company reassess the key assumptions used by Samarco in the preparation of
the projected cash flows and adjust the provision, if required.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company is subject to local laws and regulations, that
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demobilization occur predominantly after the end of operational activities. Depending on the geotechnical characteristics of the structures,
the Company is required to de-characterize the structures, as shown in item a) below.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Laws and regulations related to dam safety</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In September 2020, the Federal Government enacted Law no. 14,066,
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dams in Brazil. The law also requires companies to de-characterize the structures built using the upstream method by 2022, or by a
later date if it is proven that the de-characterization is not technically feasible by 2022. As made available to competent bodies, a
substantial part of the Company's de-characterization projects will be completed in a period exceeding the date established in the legislation
due to the characteristics and safety levels of the Company's geotechnical structures.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Thus, in February 2022, the Company filed with the relevant
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certainty for the process of de-characterization of the upstream dams, considering that the deadline defined was technically unfeasible,
especially due to the necessary actions to increase safety during the works. With the signing of the agreement, the Company recorded an
additional provision of US$37 (R$192 million) to make investments in social and environmental projects over a period of 8 years.</p>

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activities, establishes the competence to regulate the extension of the self-rescue zone for authorities acting in dam emergency situations,
and presents guidelines on technical reports regarding the causes of a breach and other aspects of management of geotechnical structures.
This decree also determined that companies must present guarantees for dams in an alert situation, however, the measures for measuring
and executing these guarantees are still being discussed by the responsible public agencies and may result in a material impact on the
value of the provision in future periods.</p>

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method, certain &#147;centerline structures&#148; and dikes, located in Brazil. The Company also operates tailings dams in Canada, including
upstream compacted dams. However, the Company decided that these dams will be decommissioned using other methods, thus, the provision
to carry out the decommissioning of dams in Canada is recognized as &#147;Obligations for decommissioning assets and environmental obligations&#148;,
as presented in item (b) below.</p>

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already been registered by the Company in previous periods. Thus, the Company recorded an additional provision in the amount of US$57
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  <tr>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Transfer to assets held for sale </span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%">
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
  <td id="xdx_F08_zWzj3KW5nwvg" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%">(i)</td>
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in Canada, which increased from 0.00% to 1.11% for the year ended December 31, 2022.</td></tr>
</table>


<p id="xdx_8AD_zXSqrzzEobQk" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; color: #007E7A"><b>Decommissioning plan and future use</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">The Company is subject to regulations,
which provide for the obligation to decommission the assets that Vale operates at the end of their useful life. These obligations are
regulated by the ANM at the federal level and by environmental agencies at the state level. Among the requirements, the decommissioning
plans must consider the physical, chemical and biological stability of the areas and post-closure actions for the period necessary to
verify the effectiveness of the decommissioning. These obligations are accrued and are subject to critical estimates and assumptions applied
to the measurement of costs by the Company.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">In addition, the implementation and execution
of future use projects, after the decommissioning, is not required by law. However, the Company has been studying a governance to assess
the future use, considering its aptitudes, post-operational usage intention, socio-economic development of the community and the characteristics
of the physical and biotic environments in which Vale operates. &#160;Any future commitments, if assumed by Vale, may result in material
impact on the amount of the provision.</p>




<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Critical
accounting estimates and judgments</b></p>



<p id="xdx_84A_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDeCharacterizationOfDamStructuresPolicyTextBlock_zfkYfVxsveo6" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: teal"><b><span id="xdx_862_zvFoh4Ldire4">De-characterization
of dam structures</span> -</b></span> The main critical assumptions and estimates applied in the de-characterization provision considers, among
others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations;
(ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; (iii) engineering methods and solutions; (iv) security levels; (v) productivity
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company makes use of
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assessment. Provisions are recognized for probable losses of which a reliable estimate can be made. </span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">Arbitral, legal and administrative
decisions against the Company, new jurisprudence and changes of existing evidence can result in changes regarding the probability of outflow
of resources and on the estimated amounts, according to the assessment of the legal basis.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company has considered
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zdVviB6NgEF" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">67</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zCxoy3oOSQ6h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">8</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zNf6pZWahdEl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">74</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zJGUGLlj81m7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>291</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zUsd5Yv9yUle" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>411</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zR4dXal3KtB1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>14</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zRwqa4AMeUQ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zNBY2jPUFuPl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">65</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zZLAP2MhDgBc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zG1opeIeogzh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">558</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zDGhYAoVPIQa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">270</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zO7pGcbaMHTk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">346</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_z2b6pMN8riM1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">12</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_z015x2gFnOek" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1,186</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Balance at December 31, 2022</b></span></td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Contingent
liabilities</b></p>

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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_899_ecustom--DisclosureOfContingentLiabilitiesClassifiedAsPossibleAndNoProvisionTableTextBlock_pn6n6_z4X4cnLTIx71" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Litigations - Contingent liabilities (Details)">
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
<tr>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 66%">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The main contingent liabilities, updated by applicable interest
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings (&#147;CFEM&#148;)
- </i></b></span>The Company is engaged in numerous administrative and judicial proceedings related to the mining royalty known as CFEM.
These proceedings arise out of a large number of assessments by the Brazilian National Mining Agency (&#147;<i>Ag&#234;ncia Nacional
de Minera&#231;&#227;o</i> &#150; ANM&#148;, former &#147;DNPM&#148;), which main discussions involve the deduction of insurance
and transportation costs indicated in the corresponding invoice payment of royalties on pellet sales and CFEM charges on the revenues
provided by our subsidiaries abroad. The Company estimates the possible losses resulting from these proceedings to be US$<span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_zxPJlpiWkyp" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">1,831</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_zGm5HhNZhhd5" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">9,555</span>
million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_908_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_zUZWr7axx0ag" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">1,594</span> (R$<span id="xdx_903_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_z6nYQKGf3OHb" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">8,893</span> million)).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings - PIS/COFINS
- </i></b></span>The Company is a party to several collections related to the alleged improper use of PIS and COFINS credits (federal
taxes levied on the companies' gross revenue). Brazilian tax legislation authorizes taxpayers to use PIS and COFINS tax credits, such
as those referring to the acquisition of inputs for the production process and other items. The tax authorities mainly claim that (i) some credits were not related to the
production process, and (ii) the right to use the tax credits was not adequately proven. The Company is discussing the aforementioned
charges related to credits determined as at 2002. The chances of loss related to these lawsuits classified as possible total US$<span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_z42ErkZJOBj4" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">1,720</span>
(R$<span id="xdx_908_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_zRh1unv7IbBl" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">8,975</span> million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_909_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_zkOAbjfr3ocj" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">1,016</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_zrnmkknNs2w3" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">5,667</span> million)).</p>




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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings - Tax on Services
(&#147;ISS&#148;) - </i></b></span>The Company is party to a number of administrative and judicial proceedings related to the collection
of ISS in several Brazilian municipalities. The tax authorities&#146; main allegations for those proceedings are: (i) the tax basis used
for computing the tax payable was incorrect; (ii) failure to pay ISS related to third parties asset management services; and (iii) the
incidence of ISS over own goods port handling services (&#147;self-service&#148;). As at December 31, 2022, the total amount of the
possible loss is US$<span id="xdx_901_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_znLR4L1RyGX" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">626</span> (R$<span id="xdx_909_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_z7cS2t6pQ2md" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">3,268</span> million) (2021: US$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_zO8s79SEOidc" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">526</span> (R$<span id="xdx_908_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_zjMGmXett949" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">2,935</span> million)).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings - Value added
tax on services and circulation of goods (&#147;ICMS&#148;) - </i></b></span>Vale is engaged in several administrative and court proceedings
relating to additional charges of ICMS by the tax authorities of different Brazilian states. In each of these proceedings, the tax authorities
claim that (i) use of undue tax credit; (ii) failing to comply with certain accessory obligations; (iii) the Company is required to pay
the ICMS on acquisition of electricity (iv) operations related to the collection of tax rate differential (&#147;DIFAL&#148;) and (v)
incidence of ICMS on its own transportation. The total amount classified as a possible loss is US$<span id="xdx_904_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_zbv72jMAYZ49" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">558</span> (R$<span id="xdx_907_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_zZ88bUy6Yysd" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">2,910</span> million) as at December
31, 2022 (2021: US$<span id="xdx_906_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_zlwYoS1n6BV6" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">524</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_z7kYF4LnQKN7" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">2,923</span> million)).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Tax proceedings - Fines arising
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Revenue Service (&#147;RFB&#148;) referring to the imposition of fines of <span id="xdx_904_ecustom--PercentageOfImpositionOfFinesOnValueOfCompensation_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zQuCliBf0AI2" title="Percentage Of Imposition of Fines">50</span>% on the value of compensation not approved for the settlement
of federal debts. The RFB understands that these offsets were made with undue credits. The Company contests the aforementioned fines and
also the non-approval of compensation in other proceedings. If the Company is successful in the proceedings in which the non-approval
of the compensation is being discussed, the expectation is that the corresponding collection of fines will be cancelled. The constitutionality
of the fine collection is discussed by another company in a leading case before the STF, and a favorable decision in this case will be
applicable to all taxpayers who dispute this thesis. As at December 31, 2022, the total amount of fines imposed was US$<span id="xdx_904_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zfnsLczGjDFb" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">524</span> (R$<span id="xdx_900_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zDmm8GLRMp46" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">2,735</span> million)
(2021: US$<span id="xdx_902_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zGCP7uBz5xj9" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">287</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zfs0KuZeDmb" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings">1,604</span> million)).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b><i>Civil proceedings - Environmental
licensing of the Company's operations in the State of Par&#225;, Brazil- </i></b></span>The Company is a party to several civil proceedings,
which are not individually material. Among these processes, the Company is engaged on public civil actions brought by associations representing
the Kayap&#243; and Xikrin indigenous communities, in the state of Par&#225;, which seek to suspend the Company&#146;s environmental
licenses for On&#231;a Puma (nickel), Salobo (copper) and S11D (iron ore). Those associations claim, among other things, that during
the environmental licensing process, the Company did not perform appropriate studies on the impacts from those operations over the surrounding
indigenous communities, which were ordinarily processed and approved by the competent licensing bodies.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">In 2022, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement with the indigenous
communities Xikrin do Catet&#233; and Kayap&#243; (note 2), for social and economic compensation. However, the Company is still defending
itself against the environmental claims, which likelihood of loss is deemed as possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the
amount of a potential loss due to the interruption of these operations or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.&#160;</span></p>

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the owners of areas near to the Mar Azul, Tamandu&#225; and Cap&#227;o Xavier mines. The associations are requesting the cancellation
of Vale's mining and environmental licenses to operate those mines, mainly claiming that the mining activities are contaminating the water
springs in the region. Those mining operations are currently suspended, and the Company is defending itself against the lawsuit, which
it believes that the likelihood of loss is possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the amount of a potential loss due to
the interruption of these operations or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">In addition, the Company is also a party to public civil actions filed by the
Public Ministry of the State of Minas Gerais and by the municipality of Juceaba requesting the Company to stop disposing tailings at Maravilhas
II and III dams (Vargem Grande complex), Forquilhas V (F&#225;brica complex) and Dam 7 (Viga mine). The Company believes that the likelihood
of loss is possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the amount of a potential loss due to an interruption of these operations
or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.</span></p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><i>Labor litigations&#150;
Safety requirements at dams in the State of Par&#225;, Brazil - </i></span><span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext">In March
2022, the Labor Prosecutor's Office of the State of Par&#225; filed two public civil actions requesting an indemnification payment of
US$<span id="xdx_906_ecustom--IndemnificationPayment_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zXVicMljy2K" title="Indemnification payment">113</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--IndemnificationPayment_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_z2BEIs5Cw1tf" title="Indemnification payment">590</span> million) and the adoption of several work safety measures related to the Mirim and Pera Jusante dams to restrict access
only to the employees that are strictly necessary at the site. The Company believes that the likelihood of loss is possible.</span></p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><i>Environmental
litigations&#150; Iron ore operations in Itabira - </i></span><span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext">The Company is a party
to several environmental proceedings, which are not individually material. Among these processes, the Company is a defendant in two separate
actions brought by the municipality of Itabira, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In the first action, filed in August 1996, the
municipality alleges that Vale iron ore operations have caused environmental
and social harm, and claims damages with respect to the alleged environmental degradation, as well as the immediate restoration of the
affected ecological complex and the performance of compensatory environmental programs in the region. In the second action, filed in September
1996, the municipality of Itabira claims the right to be reimbursed for expenses it has incurred in connection with public services rendered
due to mining activities. The damages sought, as adjusted from the date of the claim, amount to approximately US$<span id="xdx_909_ecustom--LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_zNX46ChXeYxa" title="Loss contingency damages sought value">431</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_z8xUbWAumJmc" title="Loss contingency damages sought value">2,249</span> million)
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>d) Guarantees contracted for legal proceedings</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In addition to the above-mentioned tax, civil, labor and environmental
judicial deposits, the Company contracted US$2.3 billion (R$<span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee_iI_pn9n9_uBRL_c20221231_zTutZLvIc1L8" title="Guarantee Obligations, Bank Guarantee">12</span> billion) in guarantees for its lawsuits, as an alternative to judicial
deposits.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>e) Contingent Assets</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Arbitration related to Simandou
- </b></span>In 2010, the Company acquired a 51% interest in BSG Resources Limited G ("BSGR"), which held concession rights
and permits for iron ore exploration in the Republic of Guinea. In 2014, the Republic of Guinea revoked these concessions based on evidence
that BSGR had obtained them through bribery of Guinean government officials. The Republic of Guinea did not make any finding of any involvement
or responsibility on the Company&#146;s part. The arbitral tribunal in London ruled in the Company&#146;s favor and ordered BSGR to
pay to the Company the amount of approximately US$2.1 billion (with interest and costs). BSGR went into administration in March 2018,
and the Company has commenced legal proceedings against BSGR before courts in London, England and in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York to enforce the arbitral award against BSGR. The Company continues to pursue the enforcement of the
award and collection of the amounts due by all legally available means, but since there can be no assurance as to the timing and amount
of any collections, the asset was not recognized in its financial statements.</p>

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policy</b></p>

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provision is recognized when it is considered probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and can
be reliably estimated. The liability is accounted against an expense in the income statement. This obligation is updated based on the
developments of the judicial process or interest accretion and can be reversed if the expectation of loss is not considered probable
due to changes in circumstances or when the obligation is settled. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><span id="xdx_862_zrWSyABZ9w74" style="display: none">Litigation</span></span></p>

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regarding the potential outcomes of future events.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In Brazil, the management of the pension plans is the responsibility
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Benefit plan Vale Mais (&#147;<i>Vale
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Benefits Plan and specific benefit to cover death, disability retirement and sickness benefit) and defined contribution component (for
programmable benefits). The Valiaprev plan is similar to the Vale Mais plan, with the exception of not having the benefit settled and
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2022 and 2021 and the contributions made by the Company are not material.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>&#147;<i>Abono complementa&#231;&#227;o</i>&#148;
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regular payments. The contributions made by the Company finished in 2014. The &#147;<i>abono complementa&#231;&#227;o</i>&#148;
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Other benefits - </b></span>The
Company sponsors medical plans for employees that meet specific criteria and for employees who use the &#147;<i>abono complementa&#231;&#227;o</i>&#148;
benefit. Although those benefits are not specific retirement plans, actuarial calculations are used to calculate future commitments. As
those benefits are related to health care plans they have nature of underfunded benefits, and are presented as underfunded plans as at
December 31, 2022 and 2021.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The foreign plans are managed in accordance with their region.
They are divided between plans in Canada, US A, UK and Indonesia. Pension plans in Canada are composed of a defined benefit and defined
contribution component. Currently the defined benefit plans do not allow new entrants. The foreign defined benefit plans are underfunded
as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Employers&#146; disclosure about pensions and other post retirement
benefits on the status of the defined benefit elements of all plans is provided as follows.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"><b>i. Evolution
of present value obligation</b></p>

<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt">&#160;</p>

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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Translation adjustment</span></td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Fair value of plan assets as at December 31, 2021</b></span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zDXATwx0bGai" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>3,779</b></span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zla0j5yh16De" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8249">-</span></b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z7pDejpMKUue" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">412</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zVnsf51l7aU7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">17</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Employer contributions</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_ztEPA6FcjW18" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">45</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zkdmDXIxdmS5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">14</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zEwyHpsusX3f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">57</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Benefits paid</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zdKLEaWkVNE6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(534)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zSyGTdcLsnJh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(58)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zYXhiMcltp0j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(57)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zTAMNSf4LBcf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(752)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zKH7LvL2rWHi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(31)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Translation adjustment</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z2XH5jT3Zdl6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">44</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zFADEEljxbXb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(9)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Transfer</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z65QeAVXmXWe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">3,373</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zcuSScIP4BBj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(3,373)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Fair value of plan assets as at December 31, 2022</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zwpuzDuTAbf1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>6,340</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>vi. Risks related to plans</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Administrators of the plans have committed to strategic
planning to strengthen internal controls and risk management. This commitment is achieved by conducting audits and assessments of internal
controls, which aim to mitigate operational market and credit risks. Risks are presented as follow:</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Legal -</b></span> Lawsuits:
issuance of periodic reports to the audit and Board of Directors, including the lawyers' analysis of the chances of success (remote, probable
or possible), focusing on the administrative decision on provisions. Promote and monitor adaptations to new legal obligations and monitor
compliance with established legal obligations. Due diligence of third parties from the perspective of the Integrity Program.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Actuarial - </b></span>The
annual actuarial evaluation of the benefit plans comprises the assessment of taxes, income and adequacy of the costing plans. Technical
study of compliance with the assumptions adopted in the actuarial evaluation of benefit plans prepared by an external actuary, in accordance
with current legislation. Monitoring of biometric, demographic and economic-financial assumptions.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Market &#150;</b></span> Technical
allocation studies are carried out with the objective of evaluating investment portfolios of the different obligations of the plans and
projecting the future result of these portfolios. Asset Liability Management studies are carried out for defined benefit type obligations
(Asset Liability Management study), while for defined contribution type obligations there are efficient frontier studies (investment profiles)
and glidepath (life cycles). Periodic monitoring of the plans' short-term market risk based on risk indicators (VaR - Value at Risk, Benchmark
VaR, Maximum Drawdown, Stress Tests, among others).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Credit -</b></span> Risk classification
of securities from corporate and bank issuers based on quantitative and qualitative assessments of the credit risk of the issuer, the
asset and its guarantees, from acquisition to maturity. This internal rating sensitizes provisions for credit risk losses, as well as verified defaults, in accordance
with current legislation. Provisions for loan losses with participants are realized based on default verified in payments.</p>






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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: #00807A"><b>Liquidity -</b></span> Technical
study of the liquidity of plans with defined benefit obligations, focusing on the long term, whose objective is to verify the sufficiency
of the assets in fulfilling the plan's obligations. Monitoring of short-term liquidity with a focus on cash available to meet plan obligations
for the coming years. The defined contribution bond portfolios (investment profiles and life cycles) have assets available for sale at
any time in normal market situations.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>vii. Actuarial and economic assumptions and
sensitivity analysis&#160;</b></p>



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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">All calculations involve future actuarial projections about some parameters,
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The economic and actuarial assumptions adopted have been formulated
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The following assumptions were adopted in the assessment:</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>viii. Assets of pension plans</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Brazilian plan assets as at December 31, 2022 and 2021 includes
respectively (i) investments in a portfolio of Vale&#146;s share and other instruments in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PortfolioOfValeStockMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zRUYj21HDGif" title="Plan assets, at fair value">47</span> and US$<span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PortfolioOfValeStockMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zY9aKYcgs9Di" title="Plan assets, at fair value">50</span>, which are presented
as &#147;Investments funds &#150; Equity&#148; and (ii) Brazilian Federal Government securities in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zF7eKP0Kvik3" title="Plan assets, at fair value">4,214</span> and US$<span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zGbhLsb0Q0xc" title="Plan assets, at fair value">3,682</span>,
which are presented as &#147;Debt securities governments&#148; and &#147;Investments funds &#150; Fixed&#148; Foreign plan assets
as at December 31, 2022 and 2021 includes Canadian Government securities in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_ziEbJHwPfp4k" title="Plan assets, at fair value">454</span> and US$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zE7ajryDQtM4" title="Plan assets, at fair value">682</span>, respectively.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>ix. Overfunded pension plans</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Assets by category are as follows:</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><b>Level 1</b></span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zAmtkZG3qvB8" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqg6pmOTTIk6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1,115</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Debt securities - Corporate</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziAYBiSYz2c9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmjdhwmHsNh1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">367</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zueCgFrgieM1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">368</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqB0X7doto2e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z8gMDCfgFLFe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">74</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zo04R7flsTE7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">254</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z5veAnPd23se" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">91</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z0kGyQgjg41b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">91</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zy3LuWPtMJ4d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">188</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zSq7tPea8Sn5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">240</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zi9sdzekHwRc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">129</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zhBUe5luva6b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">103</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zLKMJpNjFiqj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">232</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Measurement of overfunded plan assets at fair value with no
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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  <tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zVfOQdh855e1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">2</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z4F6OiXOqFVl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">5</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOXybWvW4H6b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">70</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zIFWzzt23N3e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">75</span></td></tr>
  <tr>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Equity securities</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkHdKAszVzle" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">55</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zMLN60IjMgni" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">55</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcCVABJ52mgf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1,708</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIdXTZ1qVdp7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">3</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zaw9YXEw8ot6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1,711</span></td></tr>
  <tr>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Debt securities - Corporate</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zaSfFswlqPbg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">24</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zCvxDACVNPql" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">24</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYPWy6b4R9d5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">556</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z7ksqcH1LT2d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">556</span></td></tr>
  <tr>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Debt securities - Government</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zLr3NWSDZYB7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">46</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zK1JV2mLTj17" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">19</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z1IW4EyfrHhj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">65</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmkImy9TRQQ" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">133</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIT0mCXAlYei" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">683</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zFVUSaEujPJ1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">816</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Investments funds - Fixed Income</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziEmmtnaTg87" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">40</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zmPyV15A0PU1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">40</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTS5fQrdQBa9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">38</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Measurement of underfunded plan assets at fair value with no
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zb11t4FidVA2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9265">-</span></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zHF7CN74lWLg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(3)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zPJE8xqib2e2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer between surplus and deficit plans"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">5</span></td>
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<p id="xdx_8A1_zoUTEdcar8Hf" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&#160;</p>
<p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>xi. Disbursement of future cash flow</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale expects to disburse US$<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zslSLqe4Ai42" title="Estimate of contributions">61</span> in 2023 in relation to pension
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"><b>xii. Expected benefit payments</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The expected benefit payments, which reflect future services,
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<p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanFiveYearsMember_zKt1UlDBWGuf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1,326</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanFiveYearsMember_zf4XjMEBIdJ6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">153</span></td></tr>
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<p id="xdx_8A4_zCL9BaCK6nTk" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Profit
sharing program (&#147;PLR&#148;)</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company recorded as cost of goods sold and services
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>c) Long-term incentive programs</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the long-term awarding of eligible executives, the
Company compensation plans includes Matching program and Performance Share Unit program (&#147;PSU&#148;), with three-year-vesting cycles,
respectively, with the aim of encouraging employee&#146;s retention and encouraging their performance. The fair value of the programs
is recognized on a straight-line basis over the three-year required service period, net of estimated losses.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Matching Program</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the Matching program, the participants can acquire
Vale&#146;s common shares in the market without any benefits being provided by Vale. If the shares acquired are held for a period of
three years and the participants keep an employment relationship with Vale, the participant is entitled to receive from Vale an award
in shares, equivalent to the number of shares originally acquired by the executive. It should be noted that, although a specific custodian
of the shares is defined by Vale, the share initially purchased by the executives have no restriction and can be sold at any time. However,
if it&#146;s done before the end of the three-year-vesting period, they would lose its right of receiving the related award to be paid
by Vale.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Performance Shares Units (&#147;PSU&#148;)</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Under the PSU, eligible executives can earn, during a three-year
vesting cycle, an award equivalent to the market value of a certain number of common shares and conditioned to Vale's performance factor
measured based on Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") and Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") metrics. It is
comprised of <span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnTotalReturnToShareholderMetrics_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember_zBUfMD9xKr96" title="Percentage Of Performance Factor Based on Total Return To Shareholder Metrics">75</span>% of TSR metrics and <span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember_zFDid3Oeqmia" title="Percentage Of Performance Factor Based on Environmental,Social And Governance Indicator">25</span>% of ESG indicators and health and safety.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>




<p id="xdx_847_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory_zJu31TNeZAAa" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>d) New accounting policy adopted in 2021</b></p>

<p id="xdx_869_zgO65wnIt007" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><span style="display: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><b>&#160;Employee
benefits</b></span></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">IFRS 2 defines that the accounting for share-based payments
depends on the form of settlement of the plans, which can be &#147;cash-settled&#148; or &#147;equity-settled&#148;. When a plan is
settled in cash, the payment obligation to the employee is recognized as a liability, which is updated to fair value recognized in the
income statement at each reporting date and on the settlement date of the obligation. When the plan is settled with equity instruments,
the fair value of the plan is calculated only on the grant date of the benefit and the fair value of the plan is recognized in the income
statement for the year on a straight-line basis to equity over the period of service required.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Until December 2020, the long-term incentive programs for the
Company's executives, were recorded as liabilities based on the practice adopted by the Company to settle its obligation related to these
programs with cash payment instead of Vale&#146;s shares for its executives.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On April 30, 2021, the modification of the Regulation of the
Performance Share Unit program(&#147;PSU&#148;) was approved at the Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting (&#147;date of
modification&#148;), enabling the use of treasury shares of the Company to settle the obligation. Thus, the plans started to be treated
as &#147;equity-settled&#148; and their fair value was remeasured on the modification date.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Remeasurement of the fair value of plans</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The fair value of the Matching program was estimated using
the Company's share price and ADR on the modification date, in the amount of R$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--IfrsSharePrice_iI_pip0_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zQd0zt8A9yV6" title="Share Price">109.02</span> and US$<span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--IfrsSharePrice_iI_pip0_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zYT32MqaM5r3" title="Share Price">20.12</span> per share, respectively. The number
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">For the PSU, the program was remeasured by estimating
the performance factor using Monte Carlo simulations for the Return to Shareholders Indicator and health and safety and sustainability
indicators. The assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulations are shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate
the expected value of the total performance factor.</p>

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    <td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span id="xdx_8BA_zFjHhmKZL7a3" style="display: none">Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation</span></td>
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    <td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">01/03/2021</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">VALE (BRL)</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember_zErHdS9ltDrl" title="Measurement unit">3</span></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Expected shareholder return indicator</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember_zQ09c4Kx1Zh8" title="Measurement unit">51.20</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Expected performance factor</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember_zxlJDyh43q96" title="Measurement unit">60.96</span>%</span></td></tr>
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<p id="xdx_8AF_zaAEBZsnKK5" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"><b>e) Measurement of the fair value of the 2022 plans</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On March 30, 2022, a new cycle of the Matching program started
and the Company estimates a fair value based on the prices of Company&#146;s shares and ADRs on the share grant date of US$<span id="xdx_905_ecustom--FairValuePricePerShares_pip0_uUSDPShares_c20220301__20220330_zIydFU6mjyl3" title="Fair value price per shares">20.03</span> and
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">During 2022, a new cycle of the PSU program has started
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shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate the expected value of the total performance factor.</p>

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    <td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span id="xdx_8B9_z7SY85tNCzSh"><span id="xdx_8B3_zMZWBKJWwUH6" style="display: none">Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation</span></span></td>
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    <td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color: white">
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><b>2022</b></span></td></tr>
  <tr style="background-color: white">
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Granted shares</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedMeasurementInputMember_zbo5DimNU50f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1,709,955</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Date shares were granted</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">01/03/2022</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">VALE (BRL)</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_z6pCY5XnLWzl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">78.00</span></td></tr>
  <tr style="background-color: white">
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">VALE ON (USD)</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zpgwBlTVe9ok" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">13.81</span></td></tr>
  <tr style="background-color: white">
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Expected volatility</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__ifrs-full--HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember_zqNXoc7YTAKh" title="Measurement unit">39.00</span>% p.y.</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Expected term (in years)</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
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the Company receives employee services as consideration for equity instruments. The fair value of employee services received in exchange
for the grant of options is recognized as an expense. The total amount of expenses is recognized during the period in which the right
is acquired; period during which the specific vesting conditions are met.</p>

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to estimate the Company&#146;s obligation. The liability recognized in the statement of financial position represents the present value
of the defined benefit obligation as at that date, less the fair value of plan assets. The Company recognized in the income statement
the costs of services, the interest expense of the obligations and the interest income of the plan assets. The remeasurement of gains
and losses, return on plan assets (excluding the amount of interest on return of assets, which is recognized in income for the year) and
changes in the effect of the ceiling of the active and onerous liabilities are recognized in comprehensive income for the year.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">For overfunded plans, the
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in future contributions, considering minimum funding requirements applicable. For underfunded plans, the Company recognizes net defined
benefit liabilities. The gain or loss on recognition/remeasurement of these net assets/liabilities are recognized in income statement
or in comprehensive income, when arising from the actuarial valuation.</p>

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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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<p id="xdx_8AD_zNbXbO1do4Lh" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>b) Cancellation of treasury shares</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">During 2022 and 2021, the Board of Directors approved cancellations
of common shares issued by the Company, acquired and held in treasury, without reducing the amount of its share capital, as shown below.
The effects were transferred in shareholders' equity as "Treasury shares used and cancelled", between the "Revenue reserve"
and "Treasury shares".</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<p id="xdx_8A8_zurpByuL83c6" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

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  <td id="xdx_F19_zbaxmqnQwhg4" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%">On April 1, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of <span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20210402__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--TreasurySharesMember_zCWYOmrKX9ta" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased">270,000,000</span> common shares
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In February 2023 (subsequent event), the Company approved the transfer of <span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--TransferShares_dm_c20220201__20230228_zMkVA9OUh0Gl" title="Transfer shares">85 million</span>
 shares from its wholly-owned subsidiaries to the Parent Company.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>d) Profit distribution</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b/></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Remuneration approved </b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company's By-laws determines
as its minimum mandatory remuneration to Vale shareholders an amount equal to 25% of the net income, after appropriations to legal and
tax incentive reserves. The remuneration approved as interest on capital (&#147;JCP&#148;) is gross up with the income tax applicable
to Vale&#146;s shareholders. The remuneration to Vale&#146;s shareholders was based on the following resolutions:</span></p>

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for the year ended December 31, 2022, and US$437 as an additional remuneration, recorded in equity as &#147;Additional remuneration reserve&#148;.
The payment will be held in March 2023.</span></td></tr></table>

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December 1, 2022, the Board of Directors approved interest on capital to shareholders in the amount of US$254, as an anticipation of the
income for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is part of the minimum mandatory remuneration, recorded as a liability for the year
ended December 31, 2022. The payment will be held in March 2023.</span></td></tr></table>

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a liability for the year ended December 31, 2022. It was fully paid in September 2022. </span></td></tr></table>

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on June 17, 2021; and (ii) US$7,644, approved by the Board of Directors on September 16, 2021. Of the total amount paid, US$4,542 was
the minimum mandatory remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2021, US$1,476 was paid out the Company&#146;s profits reserve and
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Legal reserve -</b></span> Is
a legal requirement for Brazilian public companies to retain 5% of the annual net income up to 20% of the capital. The reserve can only
be used to compensate losses or to increase capital.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Tax incentive reserve -</b></span>
Results from the option to designate a portion of the income tax for investments in projects approved by the Brazilian Government as well
as tax incentives.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Statutory reserve -</b></span> Aims to ensure the maintenance and development of the main activities that comprise the Company&#146;s operations
and to retain budgeted capital for investments. Based on the Company&#146;s by-laws, this reserve is capped to 50% of the annual distributable
net income, up to the amount of the share capital.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Retained earnings reserve &#150;</b></span>&#160;It
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: teal"><b>Additional remuneration reserve
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net income.</p>

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<p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify">Accounting policy</p>

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capital and treasury shares -</span> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext">The Company holds shares in treasury for a future
sale, cancellation or for the payment of the executives' long-term compensation programs. These shares are recognized in a specific account
as a reduction of equity to the acquisition value and maintained at the cost of the transaction. Incremental costs directly attributable
to the issue of new shares or options are recognized in equity as a deduction from the amount raised, net of taxes.</span></p>

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remuneration -</span> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext">The shareholder&#146;s remuneration is paid on dividends and
interest on capital. This remuneration is recognized as a liability in the financial statements of the Company based on bylaws. Any amount
above the minimum mandatory remuneration approved by the by-laws shall only be recognized in current liabilities on the date that is approved
by shareholders.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
Company is permitted to distribute interest attributable to equity. The calculation is based on the equity amounts as stated in the statutory
accounting records and the interest rate applied may not exceed the Brazilian Government Long-term Interest Rate (&#147;TJLP&#148;)
determined by the Central Bank of Brazil. Also, such interest may not exceed 50% of the net income for the year or 50% of retained earnings
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
benefit to the Company, as opposed to making a dividend payment, is a reduction in the income tax burden because this interest charge
is tax deductible in Brazil. Income tax of 15% is withheld on behalf of the shareholders relative to the interest distribution. Under
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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direct and indirect ownership interest. In 2022, there was an improvement in the credit risk rating of the associates and as a result
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of its Energy Transition Materials operations in Canada. In addition, for Indonesia, as collateral in relation to the bank guarantees
issued by the bank in relation to the reclamation and mine closure guarantees Vale has bank deposits as collateral in relation to the
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transactions, which include unrealized profits, are eliminated. A list of the most relevant companies, including subsidiaries, associates
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The financial statements of the Company and its associates
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The income statement and cash flows statements of the investees,
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>c) Critical accounting estimates
and judgments</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The preparation of financial statements requires the
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The Company makes estimates
about the future based on assumptions. Accounting estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on management's experience
and knowledge, information available at the date of the financial statements and other factors, including expectations of future events
that are considered reasonable under the circumstances. Accounting estimates, by definition, will seldom equal the actual results.</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="font-weight: normal">The areas involving significant
estimates or judgements or complexity, and of items which are more likely to be materially adjusted due to estimates and assumptions are
presented in the following notes:</span></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The Company has assumed commitments to integrate sustainability
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and establishing a social, economic and environmental legacy in the locations where Vale operates.</p>

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strategy or in the global scenario may affect the Company's main estimates and may result in material impacts on the income statement
and on assets and liabilities accounting balances of the Company in successive fiscal years.</p>

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already resulted or will result in a direct impact on the Company's financial statements are described below. Other initiatives are detailed
in the Integrated Report, made available on the Company's website, which were not incorporated by reference.</p>






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as a direct result of its operations ("scope 1") and of indirect emissions, from the electric energy acquired by the Company
(&#147;scope 2&#148;), already considering the increase in production levels projected for the upcoming years; (ii) 100% of electricity
consumption from renewable sources by 2030; (iii) 15% reduction by 2035 of indirect emissions not included in scope 2 (&#147;scope 3&#148;);
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use of biofuels and generation and use of renewable energy. The effective disbursements with these investments will be capitalized or
expensed, depending on its nature and function, in the period in which they are incurred.</span></td></tr></table>

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Company's objective is to acquire minority stakes in startups that are focused on decarbonization initiatives within the mining process,
mining without waste, energy transition metals and other technologies.</span></td></tr></table>

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Emirates and Oman, to build plants for low-carbon products aimed at the steel industry. In addition, Vale also signed a memorandum of
understanding with the steelmaker Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH (&#147;SHS&#148;), to seek solutions focused on the carbon-neutral steel production
process, including the use of Vales green iron ore briquette. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.</span></td></tr></table>

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16% of the energy consumed by Vale in Brazil. The start of operation is expected for July 2023, it will contribute to Vale's renewable
energy commitments and reduction of carbon emissions. As at December 31, 2022, the Company invested US$197 (R$1,030 million) as property,
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and Suzano. The Company will invest US$4 (R$20 million) to set up this company, which will carry out restoration, conservation and preservation
activities for 4 million hectares of forests in Brazil, in line with the forest protection strategy. Completion of the transaction is
subject to customary regulatory approvals.</span></td></tr></table>

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three Conservation Units managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. Together, these Biological Reserves help
to protect more than 62 thousand hectares of Atlantic Forest, in three Brazilian states. Additionally, Vale supported the development
of five agroforestry businesses that implemented productive recovery models in 5,125 hectares in a pilot phase, totaling, between 2020
and 2021, an area of more than 6 thousand hectares. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.</span></td></tr></table>

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magnetic iron ore concentration, which results in a completely dry process. In this transaction, Vale recorded an intangible asset related
to the development of this technology, which will be used in the Company's iron ore operations (note 17).</span></td></tr></table>

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use projects, after the decommissioning, is not required by law. However, the Company has been studying a governance to assess the future
use, considering its aptitudes, post-operational usage intention, socio-economic development of the community and the characteristics
of the physical and biotic environments in which Vale operates. &#160;Any future commitments, if assumed by Vale, may result in material
impact on the amount of the provision (note 26).</span></td></tr></table>
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as a preventive step, Vale considers social data on all people inserted in the self-rescue zones of its flood spots and carries out preventive
relocation or emergency evacuation of communities located in these zones when the dam emergency level rises. In 2022, the Company recorded
a provision in the amount of US$<span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ProvisionsUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zXVpLcBuitih" title="Provision amount">57</span> (R$<span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--ProvisionsUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeIncMember_zjDcuUb7xCsl" title="Provision amount">292</span> million), related to the Nova Lima dam self-rescue zones (note 26).</span></td></tr></table>

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failure (note 24), belonging to the Patax&#243; and Patax&#243; H&#227;-H&#227;-H&#227;e communities.</span></td></tr></table>

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an indemnity agreement with the indigenous communities Xikrin do Catet&#233; and Kayap&#243; (note 28b). The Company will make annual
payments until it operates certain assets in the State of Par&#225;. These expenses will be recorded in the period in which they occur.
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development, the Company has created a website with financial institutions aiming to enable small and medium suppliers to anticipate their
receivables with better interest rates. As at December 31, 2022 the outstanding balances related to these suppliers were US$<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForDoubtfulDebtsRelatedToOutstandingBalancesOfRelatedPartyTransaction_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zzo1z7LaRR41" title="Outstanding balances related suppliers">202</span> (note
13).</span></td></tr></table>

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compensation programs with the business strategy and to the objective of making Vale a safer company. Since 2020, the Company has been
following new standards for remuneration of its key-personnel. For short-term compensation, at least 30% of performance targets are driven
by ESG metrics and directly related to safety, risk management and sustainability goals, and for long-term compensation target is at least
25% of targets performance should be based on ESG metrics (note 29).</span></td></tr></table>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation
of these financial statements have been included in the respective notes and are consistent for all years presented, except for the adoption
in 2021 of accounting policies to reflect new circumstances and transactions that occurred in that year: (i) the reclassification of cumulative
translation adjustments from partial disposals of investments in subsidiaries (note 15), and (ii) the share-based payment programs were
modified and, since then, treated as &#147;equity-settled&#148; (note 29).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">Certain new accounting standards and interpretations
have been published that are not mandatory for December 31, 2022, reporting periods or have not impacted these financial statements. The
Company did not early adopt any of these standards and does not expect them to have a material impact on the entity in future reporting
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upfront payments or the use of letters of credit. The payment terms do not have a significant financing component. In some cases, the
sale price is determined on a provisional basis at the date of sale and adjustments to the sale price subsequently occur based on movements
in the quoted market or contractual prices up to the date of final pricing.</p>

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as &#147;financial income or expense&#148;. The exceptions are transactions related to qualifying net investment hedges or items that
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&#147;22. Participative shareholders&#146; debentures&#148; and &#147;23. Loans, borrowing, leases, cash and cash equivalents and
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accounted for as &#147;streaming transactions&#148; and included within liabilities.</p>

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interest rate method. Contract liability is released to the income statement based on the units of production, that is, revenue is calculated
based on volume produced compared to the total proved and probable reserves of gold or cobalt, which are reviewed and remeasured annually.</p>



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margin for the independent components (sale of mineral rights and service for gold and cobalt extraction); and (iii) discount rates used
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consolidated financial statements are calculated by applying the differential between the Brazilian income tax rate and the local income
tax rate of each jurisdiction where the Company&#146;s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. </span></p>

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and it establishes provisions, where appropriate, on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities. The liabilities
related to uncertain tax positions are recorded only after determining, based on the position of its internal and external legal advisors,
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a business combination that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are offset where there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and where the deferred
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that are recognized based on the likely timing and future taxable profits. Deferred tax assets arising from tax losses carryforward and
temporary differences are recognized considering assumptions and projected cash flows. Deferred tax assets may be affected by factors
including, but not limited to: (i) internal assumptions on the projected taxable income, which are based on production and sales planning,
commodity prices, operational costs and planned capital costs; (ii) macroeconomic environment; and (iii) trade and tax scenarios.</p>

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impact the consolidated financial statements. The Company operates in multiple jurisdictions where uncertainties arise in the application
of complex tax regulations. The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to reviews of income tax filings and other tax payments, and
disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation of the applicable laws and regulations.</p>

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to be made available for the granting authority; and (iv) other miscellaneous obligations and commitments that complement the early extension
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures (Policies)<br></strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="1">12 Months Ended</th>
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<tr><th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th></tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DisclosureInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVenturesAbstract', window );"><strong>Investments In Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures</strong></a></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSubsidiariesExplanatory', window );">Subsidiaries</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_840_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSubsidiariesExplanatory_zoMQvTHpd9u3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_86D_zPM3SlbUFOj7">Subsidiaries</span>
&#150; </b></span>The Company consolidates all entities over which it has control, that is, when: (i) the Company is exposed or has rights
over variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and (ii) has the ability to direct the investee&#146;s significant activities.
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is acquired by the Company. Consolidation is interrupted from the date
on which the Company ceases to have control over the investee.</p>

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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTransactionsWithNoncontrollingInterestsExplanatory', window );">Transactions with noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_843_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTransactionsWithNoncontrollingInterestsExplanatory_zXdxMqVtqGJ3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: teal"><b><span id="xdx_86A_zQBuiA3XkYz">Transactions
with noncontrolling interests</span> &#150;</b></span> Investments held by other investors in Vale&#146;s subsidiaries are classified as noncontrolling
interests (&#147;NCI&#148;). The Company treats transactions with noncontrolling interests as transactions with the Company&#146;s
shareholders. For purchases or disposals of non-controlling interests, the difference between the consideration paid and the book value
of the acquired portion of the subsidiary's net assets is recorded directly in equity under &#147;Acquisitions and disposals of non-controlling
interests&#148;.</p>

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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory', window );">Loss of control</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_84D_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory_zl49A81UAS6h" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: teal"><b><span id="xdx_862_zy0R4kcNgYZ7">Loss
of control</span> &#150;</b></span> When the Company ceases to have control, any interest retained in the entity is remeasured at its fair value,
with the change in the carrying amount recognized in profit or loss. Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified
to the income statement.</p>

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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForInvestmentInAssociatesAndJointVenturesExplanatoryPolicyTextBlock', window );">Investments in associates and joint arrangements</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_84A_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForInvestmentInAssociatesAndJointVenturesExplanatoryPolicyTextBlock_zusvhtZi1T95" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_866_zw2rINKbrshe">Investments
in associates and joint arrangements </span>&#150;</b></span> Associates are all entities over which the Company has significant influence,
but not control, generally through an equity interest of <span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zJh6P1UuzCKj" title="% Voting capital">20</span>% to <span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z3H1Dj7es5wc" title="% Voting capital">50</span>% of the voting rights. If the equity interest in the associate is reduced,
but significant influence is retained, only a proportionate portion of the amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income
will be reclassified to profit or loss, when appropriate. Dilution gains and losses, incurred on interests in associates, are recognized
in the income statement.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Joint arrangements are all entities
over which the Company has shared control with one or more parties. Joint arrangement investments are classified as either joint operations
or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations of each investor.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The joint operations are recorded
in the financial statements to represent the Company&#146;s contractual rights and obligations. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities,
income and expenses related to the joint operation are recorded individually in the financial statements.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Interests in joint ventures are
accounted for using the equity method, after initially being recognized at cost. The Company investment in joint ventures includes the
goodwill identified in the acquisition, net of any impairment loss. The Company interest in the profits or losses of its joint ventures
is recognized in the income statement and participation in the changes in reserves is recognized in the Company's reserves. When the Company&#146;s
interest in the losses of an associate or joint venture is equal to or greater than the carrying amount of the investment, including any
other receivables, the Company does not recognize additional losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of
the joint venture.</p>




<p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">In addition, the financial information of associates and joint ventures used
to account for their impact in these financial statements may differ from the stand-alone financial statements of those entities due to
adjustments to Vale's accounting policy and the length of the reporting periods.<br/>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCumulativeTranslationAdjustmentsPolicyTextBlock', window );">Cumulative translation adjustments</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_845_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCumulativeTranslationAdjustmentsPolicyTextBlock_z3BCjEFOtSWl" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_86C_zRNj5ts5Ir52">Cumulative
translation adjustments</span> -</b></span>&#160;IAS 21 defines that exchange differences arising from transactions and balances of foreign operations
are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity until this operation is fully or partially disposed. &#147;Partial
disposal&#148; of an investment can be interpreted as (i) reduction in the percentage of equity interest; or (ii) reduction in the absolute
value of the investment through the reduction of the investee's capital, even if the investor&#146;s percentage of ownership interest
is not changed. Therefore, there is an accounting policy choice regarding the definition of partial disposal.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Thus, the Company has determined
as its accounting policy that a capital reduction in an investment in a foreign operation should be treated under the absolute value approach
as described in ii) above. Therefore, the exchange differences recorded in equity are reclassified to the income statement in the same
proportion as the reduction in the net investment held in the foreign operation.</p>

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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCriticalAccountingEstimatesAndJudgmentsPolicyTextBlock', window );">Critical accounting estimates and judgments</a></td>
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<p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Judgment is required in some circumstances
to determine whether after considering all relevant factors, the Company has either control, joint control or significant influence over
an entity. Significant influence includes situations of collective control.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The Company holds the majority of
the voting capital in five joint arrangements (Alian&#231;a Gera&#231;&#227;o de Energia S.A., Alian&#231;a Norte Energia Participa&#231;&#245;es
S.A., Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o, Companhia &#205;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o and Companhia
Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o), but management has concluded that the Company does not have a sufficiently dominant voting
interest to have the power to direct the activities of these entities. As a result, these entities are accounted under equity method due
to shareholder&#146;s agreements where relevant decisions are shared with other parties.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Vale and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.
Ltd. (&#147;SMM&#148;) own a 44.3% and 15% equity interest in PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (&#147;PTVI&#148;), respectively, for a total
of 59.3% interest in PTVI. Vale and SMM have a Shareholders' Agreement ("Block voting agreement"), establishing that SMM will
follow Vale's guidelines in decision-making on financial and operational matters relevant to the management of PTVI and, therefore, the
Company consolidates PTVI in its financial statements.</p>

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values of the assets transferred; (ii) liabilities assumed of the acquired business; (iii) equity interests issued to the Company; (iv)
fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement, and (v) fair value of any pre-existing equity
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<span style="display: none;">v3.23.1</span><table class="report" border="0" cellspacing="2" id="idm139941558407360">
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Property, plant, and equipment (Policies)<br></strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="1">12 Months Ended</th>
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<tr><th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th></tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract', window );"><strong>Property, plant and equipment [abstract]</strong></a></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory', window );">Property, plant, and equipment</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_843_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory_zfQYY56qAGU9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span id="xdx_861_zFuhGhJo1Utc">Property, plant, and equipment</span> are
recorded at the cost of acquisition or construction, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment charges.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Mineral properties developed internally
are determined by (i) direct and indirect costs attributed to build the mining facilities, (ii) financial charges incurred during the
construction period, (iii) depreciation of other fixed assets used during construction, (iv) estimated decommissioning and site restoration
expenses, and (v) other capitalized expenditures during the development phase (phase when the project demonstrates its economic benefit
to the Company, and the Company has ability and intention to complete the project).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The depletion of mineral properties
is determined based on the ratio between production and total proven and probable mineral reserves.</p>






<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Property, plant and equipment, other
than mineral properties are depreciated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives, from the date on which the
assets become available for their intended use and are capitalized, except for land which is not depreciated.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
estimated useful lives are as follows:</span></p>

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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span id="xdx_8BA_z3ijldlO8u76" style="display: none">Schedule of estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment</span></td>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="width: 32%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 45%; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 23%; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Useful life</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;Buildings</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;Facilities</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;<span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zLZhT1QSKnQh" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">3</span> to <span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zLfKyiCXJEG5" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">50</span> years</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;Equipment</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;<span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zStpEJC65ECj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">3</span> to <span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zESN9OX96yF" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">40</span> years</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;Locomotives</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;<span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--LocomotivesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z4KyTMBKsxyj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">12</span> to <span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--LocomotivesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zVjMsGIUb9k4" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">25</span> years</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;Wagons</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;<span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--WagonMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zEH0W9BWaaZ4" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">30</span> to <span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--WagonMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zDYDloMQsC21" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">45</span> years</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;Railway equipment</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;<span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zzZzzIWtw64b" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">5</span> to <span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zGkgjyHlRF9h" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">37</span> years</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;Vessels</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;<span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z2UlQiofI15a" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">20</span> to <span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRSAXb3ROwlj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">25</span> years</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;Other</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#160;<span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zSTAAxWu9U89" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">2</span> to <span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zbgiGmw0kard" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment">50</span> years</span></td></tr>
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The residual values and useful lives
of assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted if necessary.</p>

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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForExplorationAndEvaluationExpenditures', window );">Exploration and evaluation expenditures</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_84E_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForExplorationAndEvaluationExpenditures_zxItTA9ROpDh" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>(i)
<span id="xdx_862_zTOiWlxYgmql">Exploration and evaluation expenditures</span> - </b></span>Expenditures on mining research are accounted for as operating expenses until the
effective proof of economic feasibility and commercial viability of a given field can be demonstrated. From then on, the expenditures
incurred are capitalized as mineral properties.</p>

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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseExplanatory', window );">Expenditures on feasibility studies, new technologies and others research</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_84C_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseExplanatory_zJRPQMcJ4HTc" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>(ii)
<span id="xdx_866_zgcYqP6ZBL12">Expenditures on feasibility studies, new technologies and others research</span> - </b></span>The Company also conducts feasibility studies for
many businesses which it operates including researching new technologies to optimize the mining process. After these costs are proven
to generate future benefits to the Company, the expenditures incurred are capitalized.</p>

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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRepairsAndMaintenanceExplanatory', window );">Maintenance costs</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_843_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRepairsAndMaintenanceExplanatory_zjZUqxicwld" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>(iii)
<span id="xdx_864_z6mNvP4s2f8l">Maintenance costs</span> -</b></span> Significant industrial maintenance costs, including spare parts, assembly services, and others, are recorded
in property, plant and equipment and depreciated through the next programmed maintenance overhaul.</p>

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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForStrippingCostsExplanatory', window );">Stripping Costs</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_842_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForStrippingCostsExplanatory_zcVsVHAxokLe" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>(iv)
<span id="xdx_86A_zkFAZAyUnDw3">Stripping Costs</span> -</b></span> The cost associated with the removal of overburden and other waste materials (&#147;stripping costs&#148;)
incurred during the development of mines, before production takes place, are capitalized as part of the depreciable cost of the mineral
properties. These costs are subsequently amortized over the useful life of the mine.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Post-production stripping costs
are included in the cost of inventory, except when a new project is developed to permit access to a significant ore deposit. In such cases,
the cost is capitalized as a non-current asset and is amortized during the extraction of the ore deposits, over the useful life of the
ore deposits.</p>

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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForLeasesTextBlock', window );">Leases</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_84E_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForLeasesTextBlock_znj2s7sYIfSf" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_864_zlW1WVLfA3Rl">Leases</span>
-</b></span> The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset
is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before
the commencement date. The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to
the earlier of the end of the lease term or the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The Company does not recognize right-of-use
assets and liabilities for leases with less than 12 months of lease term and/or leases of low-value assets. The payments associated to
these leases are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The lease liability is initially
measured at the present value of the lease payments, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot
be readily determined, the Company&#146;s incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability
comprise: (i) fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments; (ii) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate; and
(iii) the exercise price under a purchase option or renewal option that are under the Company&#146;s control and is reasonably certain
to be exercised.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The lease liability is measured
at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a
change in an index or rate. When the lease liability is remeasured, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use
asset or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.</p>

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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMineralReservesPolicyTextBlock', window );">Mineral reserves</a></td>
<td class="text"><p id="xdx_84C_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMineralReservesPolicyTextBlock_zmC14kSlLXY7" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b><span id="xdx_868_z7SC66mizhV2">Mineral
reserves</span> - </b></span>The estimates of proven and probable reserves are regularly evaluated and updated. These reserves are determined
using generally accepted geological estimates. The calculation of reserves requires the Company to make assumptions about expected future
conditions that are uncertain, including future ore prices, exchange rates, inflation rates, mining technology, availability of permits
and production costs. Changes in assumptions could have a significant impact on the proven and probable reserves of the Company.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The estimated volume of mineral
reserves is used as basis for the calculation of depletion of the mineral properties, and also for the estimated useful life which is
a major factor to quantify the provision for asset retirement obligation, environmental recovery of mines and impairment of long lived
asset. Any changes to the estimates of the volume of mine reserves and the useful lives of assets may have a significant impact on the
depreciation, depletion and amortization charges and assessments of impairment.</p>

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of non-financial assets</span> -</b></span> Non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount might not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset&#180;s carrying
value exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset&#146;s fair value less costs of disposal (&#147;FVLCD&#148;)
and value in use (&#147;VIU&#148;).</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">FVLCD is generally determined
as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continued use of the asset from a market participant&#146;s
perspective, including any expansion prospects. VIU model is determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected
to arise from the continued use of the asset in its present form. Value in use is determined by applying assumptions specific to the Company&#146;s
continued use and cannot take into account future development. These assumptions are different to those used in calculating fair value
and consequently the VIU calculation is likely to give a different result to a FVLCD calculation.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Assets that have an indefinite
useful life and are not subject to amortization, such as goodwill, are tested annually for impairment.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">For the purposes of assessing
impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (CGU). Goodwill is allocated
to Cash Generating Units or Cash Generating Units groups that are expected to benefit from the business combinations in which the goodwill
arose and are identified in accordance with the operating segment.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Non-current assets (excluding
goodwill) in which the Company recognized impairment in the past are reviewed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the impairment may no longer be applicable. In such cases, an impairment reversal will be recognized.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Onerous
Contracts -</b></span> For certain long-term contracts, a provision is recognized when the present value of the unavoidable cost to meet
the Company&#146;s obligation exceeds the economic benefits that could be received from those contracts.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Significant judgements, estimates
and assumptions are required to determine whether an impairment trigger has occurred and to prepare the Company&#146;s cash flows. Management
uses the budgets approved as a starting point and key assumptions are, but not limited to: (i) mineral reserves and mineral resources
measured by internal experts; (ii) costs and investments based on the best estimate of projects as supported by past performance; (iii)
sale prices consistent with projections available in reports published by industry considering the market price when appropriate; (iv)
the useful life of each cash-generating unit (ratio between production and mineral reserves); and (v) discount rates that reflect specific
risks relating to the relevant assets in each cash-generating unit.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">These assumptions are susceptible
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Effective 2023-01-01: The description of the entity's material accounting policy information for the impairment of non-financial assets. [Refer: Financial assets]</p></div>
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Derivatives are included within financial assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss unless they are designated as effective
hedging instruments (hedge accounting).</span></p>

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items, its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge operations. The Company also documents, both at hedge inception
and on an ongoing basis that the hedge is expected to continue to be highly effective. The Company has elected to adopt the new general
hedge accounting model in IFRS 9 and designates certain derivatives as either:</span></p>

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flow hedge -</span> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext">The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives
that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in equity within "Unrealized fair value gain (losses)". The
gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the income statement. When a hedging instrument expires
or is sold, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain or loss existing in equity at that
time remains in equity and is recognized in profit or loss when the transaction is recognized in the income statement.</span></p>

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investment hedge -</span> <span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext">Hedges of net investments in foreign operations are accounted
for similarly to cash flow hedges. Any gain or loss on the hedging instrument relating to the effective portion of the hedge is recognized
in equity within "Cumulative translation adjustments". The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately
in the income statement. Gains and losses accumulated in equity are included in the statement of income when the foreign operation is
partially or fully disposed of or sold.</span></p>

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at fair value through profit or loss - </span><span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext">Certain derivative instruments do not
qualify for hedge accounting. Changes in the fair value of any of these derivative instruments are recognized immediately in the income
statement.</span></p>

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that are not traded in active markets are determined using valuation techniques. Vale uses its own judgment to choose between the various
methods. Assumptions are based on the market conditions, at the end of the year. An analysis of the impact if actual results are different
from management's estimates is present under &#147;Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments&#148;.</p>



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contractual cash flow characteristics of those assets. The business model test determines the classification based on the business purpose
for holding the asset and whether the contractual cash flows represent only payments of principal and interest.</p>

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other comprehensive income (&#147;FVOCI&#148;) or amortized cost. Gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive income for debt instruments
are recognized in profit or loss only on disposal.</p>

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are measured at FVTPL unless they are eligible to be measured at FVOCI, whose gains and losses are never recycled to profit or loss.</p>

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measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Excepts for Participative shareholders&#146; debentures and Derivative financial instruments that are measured
at FVTPL.</p>

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value hierarchy -</b></span> The Company classifies financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy as:</p>

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instruments traded in active markets (e.g. derivatives and publicly traded shares) is based on quoted market prices at the end of the
financial statements period.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Level 2: The fair value of financial
instruments that are not traded in an active market (e.g. over the counter derivatives) is determined using valuation techniques that
maximize the use of observable market data. If all significant data required for the fair value of an instrument are observable, the instrument
is included in level 2.</p>

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data are not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3. The fair value of derivatives classified as level
3 is estimated using discounted cash flows and option valuation models with unobservable inputs of discount rates, stock prices and commodity
prices.</p>

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measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognized in the Income
statement over the period of the loan, using the effective interest rate method. The fees paid in obtaining the loan are recognized as
transaction costs. The Company contracts derivatives to protect its exposure to changes in debt cash flows, changing the average cost
of debts that have hedge derivatives contracted.</p>

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qualified asset is ready for its intended use. In 2022, <span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231_zzo5PCYBPLFd" title="Capitalisation rate of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation">7</span>% (2021: <span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231_zhaNw9fEcNx1" title="Capitalisation rate of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation">9</span>%) of total interest incurred was capitalized (note 6). Borrowing costs
that are not capitalized are recognized in the income statement in the period in which they are incurred.</p>

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Effective 2023-01-01: The description of the entity's material accounting policy information for borrowings. [Refer: Borrowings]</p></div>
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considered in measuring the provision, (iv) number of individuals entitled to the indemnification payments, (v) resolution of existing
and potential legal claims, (vi) demographic assumptions, (vii) actuarial assumptions, and (viii) updates in the discount rate.</p>

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several factors, some of which are not under the Company's control. These changes could result in a material impact on the amount of the
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investment in Samarco was fully impaired and no provision was recognized in relation to the Samarco&#146;s negative equity.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The provision related to Renova
Foundation requires the use of assumptions that may be mainly affected by: (i) changes in scope of work required under the Framework Agreement
as a result of further technical analysis and the ongoing negotiations with the Federal Prosecution Office, (ii) activity level of Samarco&#180;s
operations; (iii) updates of the discount rate; and (iv) resolution of existing and potential legal claims.</p>

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and estimates applied in the Germano dam provision considers, among others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical
data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations; (ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; and (iii)
acceptance by the authorities of the proposed engineering methods and solution.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">As a result, future expenditures
may differ from the amounts currently provided and changes to key assumptions could result in a material impact to the amount of the provision
in future reporting periods. At each reporting period, the Company reassess the key assumptions used by Samarco in the preparation of
the projected cash flows and adjust the provision, if required.</p>

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others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations;
(ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; (iii) engineering methods and solutions; (iv) security levels; (v) productivity
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may differ from the amounts currently provided because the realized assumptions and various other factors are not always under the Company&#146;s
control. These changes to key assumptions could result in a material impact to the amount of the provision in future reporting periods.
At each reporting period, the Company will reassess the key assumptions used in the preparation of the projected cash flows and will adjust
the provision, if required.</p>

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and equipment and it is depreciated over the useful life of the related mining asset.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The long-term liability is
discounted at presented value using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific
to the liability and the unwinds are recorded in the income statement and is reduced by payments for mine closure and decommissioning
of mining assets. The accrued amounts of these obligations are not deducted from the potential costs covered by insurance or indemnities.</p>

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key assumptions used on the asset retirement obligation measurement such as, interest rate, cost of closure, useful life of the mining
asset considering the current conditions of closure and the projected date of depletion of each mine. Any changes in these assumptions
may significantly impact the recorded provision. Therefore, the estimated costs for closure of the mining assets are deemed to be a critical
accounting estimate and annually reviewed.</p>
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provision is recognized when it is considered probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and can
be reliably estimated. The liability is accounted against an expense in the income statement. This obligation is updated based on the
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is virtually certain.</p>

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outside of the Company&#146;s control. Legal uncertainties involve the application of significant estimates and judgments by management
regarding the potential outcomes of future events.</p>

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Effective 2023-01-01: The description of the entity's material accounting policy information for contingent liabilities and contingent assets. [Refer: Contingent liabilities [member]; Description of nature of contingent assets]</p></div>
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settled in cash, the payment obligation to the employee is recognized as a liability, which is updated to fair value recognized in the
income statement at each reporting date and on the settlement date of the obligation. When the plan is settled with equity instruments,
the fair value of the plan is calculated only on the grant date of the benefit and the fair value of the plan is recognized in the income
statement for the year on a straight-line basis to equity over the period of service required.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Until December 2020, the long-term incentive programs for the
Company's executives, were recorded as liabilities based on the practice adopted by the Company to settle its obligation related to these
programs with cash payment instead of Vale&#146;s shares for its executives.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On April 30, 2021, the modification of the Regulation of the
Performance Share Unit program(&#147;PSU&#148;) was approved at the Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting (&#147;date of
modification&#148;), enabling the use of treasury shares of the Company to settle the obligation. Thus, the plans started to be treated
as &#147;equity-settled&#148; and their fair value was remeasured on the modification date.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"><b>Remeasurement of the fair value of plans</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The fair value of the Matching program was estimated using
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the performance factor using Monte Carlo simulations for the Return to Shareholders Indicator and health and safety and sustainability
indicators. The assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulations are shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate
the expected value of the total performance factor.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On March 30, 2022, a new cycle of the Matching program started
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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">During 2022, a new cycle of the PSU program has started
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shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate the expected value of the total performance factor.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><b>&#160;</b></p>



<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Accounting
policy</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>Employee benefits</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>i. Current benefits
&#150; wages, vacations and related taxes</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">Payments of benefits such
as wages or accrued vacation, as well the related social security taxes over those benefits are recognized monthly in income, on an accrual
basis.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>ii. Current
benefits &#150; profit sharing program</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b/></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The Company has the Annual
Incentive Program (AIP) based on Team and business unit&#146;s contribution and Company-wide performance through operational cash generation.
The Company makes an accrual based on evaluation periodic of goals achieved and Company result, using the accrual basis and recognition
of present obligation arising from past events in the estimated outflow of resources in the future. The accrual is recorded as cost of
goods sold and services rendered or operating expenses in accordance with the activity of each employee.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>iii. Non-current
benefits &#150; long-term incentive programs</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b/></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The Company has established
a procedure for awarding certain eligible executives (Matching and Performance Share unit (&#147;PSU&#148;) Programs) with the goal
of encouraging employee retention and optimum performance. Share-based long-term compensation programs are equity-settled, under which
the Company receives employee services as consideration for equity instruments. The fair value of employee services received in exchange
for the grant of options is recognized as an expense. The total amount of expenses is recognized during the period in which the right
is acquired; period during which the specific vesting conditions are met.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>iv. Non-current
benefits &#150; pension costs and other post retirement benefits</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"><b>&#160;</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">The Company has several retirement
plans for its employees.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">For defined contribution
plans, the Company's obligations are limited to a monthly contribution linked to a pre-defined percentage of the remuneration of employees
enrolled into these plans.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">For defined benefit plans,
actuarial calculations are periodically obtained for liabilities determined in accordance with the Projected Unit Credit Method in order
to estimate the Company&#146;s obligation. The liability recognized in the statement of financial position represents the present value
of the defined benefit obligation as at that date, less the fair value of plan assets. The Company recognized in the income statement
the costs of services, the interest expense of the obligations and the interest income of the plan assets. The remeasurement of gains
and losses, return on plan assets (excluding the amount of interest on return of assets, which is recognized in income for the year) and
changes in the effect of the ceiling of the active and onerous liabilities are recognized in comprehensive income for the year.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">For overfunded plans, the
Company recognizes the net defined benefit assets limited to the present value of the economic benefits available as refunds or reductions
in future contributions, considering minimum funding requirements applicable. For underfunded plans, the Company recognizes net defined
benefit liabilities. The gain or loss on recognition/remeasurement of these net assets/liabilities are recognized in income statement
or in comprehensive income, when arising from the actuarial valuation.</p>

<p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><b>Critical
accounting estimates and judgments</b></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"><span style="color: #007E7A"><b>Post
retirement benefits for employees - </b></span>The amounts recognized depend on several factors that are determined based on actuarial
calculations using various assumptions in order to determine costs and liabilities. One of these assumptions is selection and use of the
discount rate. Any changes to these assumptions will affect the amount recognized.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2">At the end of each year the
Company and external actuaries review the assumptions that will be used for the following year. These assumptions are used in determining
the fair values of assets and liabilities, costs and expenses and the future values of estimated cash outflows, which are recorded in
the plan obligations.</p>





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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_z2E1NzrAbaM4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1,845</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zEM4xQANqpQg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">11,178</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zrvssZaYT5He" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">13,023</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">12,441</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">14,399</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_zPfYFzNWOn3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">4</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_z2h8Z09gjx9b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">4</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_zpuvDVew31x3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">3</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_ztSX5HTxwv8h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">3</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Europe</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_zn57CexkHOJc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">747</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_zOR45RrsFEa9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">747</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">739</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">739</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Indonesia</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zMVNEJlIBvx3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zWoOVmlhuShk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,731</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z0XJ4nRx6UQ2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,732</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,723</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,724</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Asia, except Indonesia and China</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_zCpxbnrq6zc2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">786</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_zeFaKyFtMwc3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">786</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">874</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">895</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">China</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zsnabrj76xVd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zduT3YxhnFLh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">19</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zSasIyn6wufc" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">20</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">23</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Oman</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Other</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>-</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXjCzWPbEve1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(27)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Effect in income statement</b></span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zLrQZRiOHxNl" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>1,104</b></span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOrDP7kFwSHk" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>138</b></span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatement_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zy1Mw3K1dAtb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>966</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zeSVwr8vs2P6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(155)</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zdGVXe9Q56R" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(155)</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Translation adjustment</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvEr8mME9MO6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(649)</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXrEXDrUhwz" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(13)</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zgq4AwCPamyh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(636)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0DdhWZQVPTj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(15)</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zPhgs2FGOj21" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">141</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zPzKyEDDABH6" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(156)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Tax loss carryforward from coal operations - Discontinued operations</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforwardFromCoalOperationsAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvR6ro30eJOh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Tax loss carryforward from coal operations"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">821</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforwardFromCoalOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvmntiG74B8h" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Tax loss carryforward from coal operations"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">821</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Balance at December 31, 2021</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zUiAMkLMYSnl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>11,441</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zWW4SvzgIUe2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>1,881</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zyEUoN1m0bq1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>9,560</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRQI7RMzcHT" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(68)</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAhj8JNvZ7Vi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(68)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zW3VVqWK0Yla" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(324)</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zC1ZYq6mVmHl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(324)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdxi0bmexR5a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(634)</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstruments_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_ztyy28ulCjQ4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(634)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The disclosure of earnings per share.</p></div>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zXHjHQWTyuA7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z9mUlaEOjrY7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,450</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zEtya5LMoaS4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,153</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Total liabilities</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zg188Fne2cae" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>443</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zvE6izd8s9d7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z64mMEELeFwb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,941</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zgXJHj0aDZY" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,728</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zGcAZX0W2gmd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,963</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z8r93laV5wcb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>618</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zeutIICibNE" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>208</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zBlw0ybXEFg7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>595</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_z21DFStotF6e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,057</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zAu9I2x43Zpe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">215</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zJvutNXZ2uwj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,399</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zc9cMLKSgyrk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">420</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zS1Rvb51Dqug" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">497</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">46</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Equity_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>667</b></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zk0rP89xT1j8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>525</b></span></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zKk0hLd8e1o6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">185</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zrQy8JvSAk72" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>96</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Minera&#231;&#245;es Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. (&#147;MBR&#148;)</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Iron ore</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zwN6zo2p6j3d" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zWOt60Edkfwf" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Salobo Metais S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Brazil</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Copper</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zF4pMKzNVFP9" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_z9XieEbLQ8Fa" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zshUODdLjKZk" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">PT Vale Indonesia</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Indonesia</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Nickel</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zXnvvZSCQXo5" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">44.3</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zPbAJ3Us7KSg" title="% Voting capital">44.3</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zcXoljZlshm9" title="% Noncontrolling interest">55.7</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Holdings B.V.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Netherlands</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Holding and research</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zzUwphVnfrm2" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zWeuIa3p6dPe" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_znIZnCHCA0Ea" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Canada Limited</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Canada</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Nickel</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_ztcdfi8SYbBa" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_z65Z7KpkAga7" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_zfAJKYSA8hd7" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale International S.A.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Switzerland</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Trading and holding</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zQ5HyC2x1MPh" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zBIOUOiOfaad" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zUotKmXtlty3" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn. Bhd.</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Malaysia</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Iron ore</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zGBuzr7ZAfOj" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zYp0e7f4OOzl" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zKDjPWrBshcf" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Oman Distribution Center LLC</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Oman</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Iron ore and pelletizing plant</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zVhFkyIiLZLi" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zZ60nQi9v094" title="% Voting capital">100.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zROR9oaSLd9j" title="% Noncontrolling interest">0.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Oman</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Pelletizing plant</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z7nrYKJirj59" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)">70.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zEoYCOFc61w8" title="% Voting capital">70.0</span>%</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_znrHKfmzRrzg" title="% Noncontrolling interest">30.0</span>%</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>Associates and joint ventures</b></span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zvBWFB2a2O8f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">70</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z7GEXc0jLYE2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">157</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Related parties &#150; Shareholders</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_z0qtxMXK7v7h" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">12,072</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zmS1jHkJYc6b" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">296</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_z2FBCo5Q7Twc" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>244</b></span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zR8ja24r13ae" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>3,208</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zGH3puSmjmKb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>5,223</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zBVfMJk76Pei" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>86</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zjRf9pf8Kqg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>494</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zQAn68Ro5u8f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>9,011</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1,087</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">16(a)</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">140</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">102</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">318</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">33</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">92</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z9GCEmMrFSEl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">922</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">19</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zqKtIzZkiwq5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(7)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_z2xTDLmQw1Rf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(21)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zzdMAFcuYMF" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(13)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zQGQEhLsroM3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(7)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zJ3C5kS2M02h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(60)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember_z77xn9RBShU4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(31,295)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Balance at December 31, 2021</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_z5IlBBFQ3kGa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>8,137</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zYc2rTk1YBl3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7,232</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zxF6XP2vmiV9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>4,743</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zZnu07o8MxM7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7,742</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_ztumOHO0v6b3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,334</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zrMespfOHaf6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,537</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zNJqDosumew4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,484</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zOLrVxg9ciOd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7,722</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdNfa3qecZQc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>41,931</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Additions (i)</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">64</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">39</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">214</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zgwgsFwNTj7j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>2,632</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zH0QG94XDWs8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">16,027</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zQ64jTJWoi12" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">16,405</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20220101__20221231__custom--IronOrePelletsMemberAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zHSFkD0pJwU" title="Impairment testing results">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.</span></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><span id="xdx_901_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_z6smWvRDSLbi" title="Impairment testing results">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.</span></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Range of nickel forecasted prices</span></td>
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week and two months in dollars at the end of December 2021 and the other terms at the end of June 2023. Vale is in negotiations with
some financial institutions to replace the reference interest rate of its financial contracts from LIBOR to Secured Overnight Financing
Rate ("SOFR"), with spread adjustments to match the transaction costs. The Company does not expect material impacts on the cash flows
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zuu9KEEAtye1" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">61</span></td></tr>
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    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_ztPVRPu65Jf6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_zJHDa0hpEDDc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(63)</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zKMHy66mKWP6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(74)</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zk1bQYrCXbbc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">703</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z5qDQed5yyze" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">3,211</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zQnfefBcfPwj" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">6</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zEO6pcpJmD35" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">6</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zvfHJo6dM9A2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,292</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zknZrgcQ58v" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zgQnlS7HAGG7" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>196</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zKewKPm9vrcj" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,337</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_ztJkg5oiJUI6" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>6</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zitbNAQ1Hvl5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>20</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zohOs92GkI27" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>1,363</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Total of financial assets</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zOYdkdtfXvW5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>6,566</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zvUEiknb0zO9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>7</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zMvkIft3icO6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">3,419</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zRd9O3gFz8ml" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,554</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Financial guarantees </span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">32</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zx2LZfHzMxtb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">103</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_z1VrP3AV4W57" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">542</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zAm2s6LvSlvf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">542</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zeDbcY5t5796" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>14,777</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_za5tXHLMiRwh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>3,014</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zr7V2BeLf1Z8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>17,791</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z9N31UoYLx9f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>14,015</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zw3A7XChDaNk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>4,553</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zVEcPatjO5A6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>18,568</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>Total of financial liabilities</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zu4a2RtDJbhb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>21,309</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_982_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zRvU4qTnuaEh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">54</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zKylMOnwEUac" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">44</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zs12Ejvaxfbj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">101</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zT9G9gqVhYP" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">255</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zAmA5a3Zqbk8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">36</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zSo9Ws0qI4t4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">25</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zUPNUlZtT8He" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">14</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zl63kodxl0vf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">31</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zZhwAXEli6T4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">121</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_ztp6ysEyvmXh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">4,410</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z2sfWCVLQAI" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>3,803</b></span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">56</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1</span></td>
    <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Non-current liabilities</span></td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">442</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">262</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">302</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zc0Rs2961ak4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1,012</span></td></tr>
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    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zegOy1moNnXg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">26</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zNf6pZWahdEl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">74</span></td></tr>
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    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zR4dXal3KtB1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><b>14</b></span></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><b>December 31, 2022</b></span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><b>December 31, 2021</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Labor litigations</span></td>
    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">954</span></td></tr>
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<td class="text"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89C_ecustom--DisclosureOfJudicialDepositsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zfhHaiaeHPhg" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Litigations - Judicial deposits (Details)">
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    <td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span id="xdx_8B1_zBRTTqmifZ0i" style="display: none">Schedule of judicial deposits</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="width: 1%">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><b>December 31, 2022</b></span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><b>December 31, 2021</b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Tax litigations</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Civil litigations </span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">100</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Labor litigations</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zaFlez7fq223" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">134</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">141</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Environmental litigations</span></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_znG9m4qfFnwe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">13</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_z8uHwfNvELFc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">22</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zweDaOb6a7T2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">13</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zoHC1twqJGn9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">60</span></td></tr>
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    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zja2um4tl7X6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(534)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zEKCDxmPIEW7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(58)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zHdaoNc5zlrf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>5,142</b></span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>31</b></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>31</b></span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ze1AJzM3dCE2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">67</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zAEapMtjK6Tl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">71</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_984_ecustom--Transfer_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zQDqCwVSgOD" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">49</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_ecustom--Transfer_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zEZOLjrhS9ol" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">213</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z0d1dgtpSHm3" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zAmtkZG3qvB8" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqg6pmOTTIk6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1,115</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziAYBiSYz2c9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmjdhwmHsNh1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">367</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqB0X7doto2e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z8gMDCfgFLFe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">74</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zSq7tPea8Sn5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">240</span></td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zi9sdzekHwRc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">129</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z28CO0vIsSnf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">128</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyUSC4B2nYv4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">106</span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkIY4t3I5gfl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>5,988</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zgWl5ejts9L4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>1,410</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqYvlvk0CX8j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>8,062</b></span></td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right">&#160;</td></tr>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIdXTZ1qVdp7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">3</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zeyuRs9MzTh8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ztZjK6O2lQ3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">1</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zHF7CN74lWLg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(3)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfEquityExplanatory', window );">Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation</a></td>
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    <td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span id="xdx_8B9_z7SY85tNCzSh"><span id="xdx_8B3_zMZWBKJWwUH6" style="display: none">Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation</span></span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&#160;</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z9IwFrx90qLd" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(235)</span></td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Translation adjustment</span></td>
    <td style="width: 1%">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z1zqF9Mrkgy6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">281</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zqjaHD46bAw3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(281)</span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td>&#160;</td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zDXATwx0bGai" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b>3,779</b></span></td>
    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zla0j5yh16De" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8249">-</span></b></span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Interest income</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z7pDejpMKUue" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">412</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zVnsf51l7aU7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">17</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Employer contributions</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_ztEPA6FcjW18" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">45</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zkdmDXIxdmS5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">14</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zEwyHpsusX3f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">57</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Benefits paid</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zdKLEaWkVNE6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(534)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zSyGTdcLsnJh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(58)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zTAMNSf4LBcf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(752)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zKH7LvL2rWHi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(31)</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Translation adjustment</span></td>
    <td style="background-color: white">&#160;</td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">&#160;</td>
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    <td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zXijg7bO5tMe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">3,500</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zCnLyP96O1V2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">(4,296)</span></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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    <td style="text-align: right">&#160;</td>
    <td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"><span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">-</span></td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="num">$ (2,376)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (1,724)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,158<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">437<span></span>
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<td class="num">(6,615)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Significant events in the current year (Details Narrative) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="4">1 Months Ended</th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Aug. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Jul. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Apr. 30, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Feb. 28, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 270<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,060<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (2,291)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (1,377)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,072<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">585<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 589<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">214<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 140<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,121<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">357,442,577<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 6,036<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,200<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,200<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,915<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,877<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 135<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis=vale_RemunerationOnTransactionMember', window );">Remuneration On Transaction [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6,615<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,060<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (2,291)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (1,377)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 292<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CapitalReductionInForeignSubsidiaryApproved', window );">Capital reduction in foreign subsidiary approved</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,500<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss. [Refer: Impairment loss; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 36<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 126<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=36&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_126_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 36<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 129<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=36&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_129_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the parent. [Refer: Discontinued operations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_NetDebt">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of net debt of the entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 112<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_112_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NetDebt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ReversalOfImpairmentLoss">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as an increase of the carrying amount of an asset or cash-generating unit to its recoverable amount when an impairment loss had been previously recognised. [Refer: Impairment loss]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 36<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 130<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=36&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_130_d_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 36<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 130<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=36&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_130_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ReversalOfImpairmentLoss</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TransactionPriceAllocatedToRemainingPerformanceObligations">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of the end of the reporting period. The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties (for example, some sales taxes). [Refer: Performance obligations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 15<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 120<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=15&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_120_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TransactionPriceAllocatedToRemainingPerformanceObligations</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_CapitalReductionInForeignSubsidiaryApproved">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CapitalReductionInForeignSubsidiaryApproved</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_CarryingValueNoncontrollingInterest">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CarryingValueNoncontrollingInterest</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_CumulativeTranslationAdjustments">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CumulativeTranslationAdjustments</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_GainOnHeldForSale">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_GainOnHeldForSale</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ProceedFromSaleOfEquity">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProceedFromSaleOfEquity</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_RemunerationOnStockholdersEquity">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_RemunerationOnStockholdersEquity</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_RepurchaseOfShares">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_RepurchaseOfShares</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:sharesItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_RepurchaseOfSharesValue">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_RepurchaseOfSharesValue</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 54,502<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,034)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,215)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,308<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,119)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,971<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,697<span></span>
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<td class="nump">735<span></span>
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<td class="nump">22,468<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,531<span></span>
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<td class="nump">108<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">24,736<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6,258<span></span>
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<td class="nump">55,585<span></span>
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<td class="nump">40,018<span></span>
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<td class="num">(21,243)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(20,189)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(16,059)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,208)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,441)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(661)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(555)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(443)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(398)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(514)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(682)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">268<span></span>
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<td class="nump">19,931<span></span>
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<td class="nump">31,154<span></span>
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<td class="nump">16,588<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,171)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,103)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,234)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">305<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,297)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,063)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(154)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(268)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(268)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">184<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,708)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,243)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">17,095<span></span>
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<td class="nump">22,778<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5,333<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,566<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,973)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,876)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(438)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(585)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">18,870<span></span>
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<td class="nump">22,468<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,531<span></span>
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<td class="nump">82<span></span>
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<td class="nump">23<span></span>
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<td class="num">(350)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">18,788<span></span>
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<td class="nump">22,445<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,881<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">43,839<span></span>
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<td class="nump">54,502<span></span>
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<td class="nump">39,545<span></span>
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<td class="num">(20,979)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(18,872)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(14,603)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,196)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,415)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(6,499)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(660)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(548)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(415)<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Pre operating and operational stoppage</a></td>
<td class="num">(398)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(514)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(682)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">190<span></span>
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<td class="nump">173<span></span>
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<td class="nump">31,343<span></span>
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<td class="nump">17,519<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,171)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,034)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,215)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">305<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="num">(1,020)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(154)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(190)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(173)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">773<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
<td class="num">(1,308)<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="num">(2,971)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,697)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(735)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">16,810<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">24,844<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,255<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests', window );">Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">108<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent', window );">Net income (loss) attributable to Vale's shareholders</a></td>
<td class="nump">16,728<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">24,736<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,258<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">448<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,083<span></span>
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<td class="nump">473<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Cost of goods sold and services rendered</a></td>
<td class="num">(264)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,317)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,456)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts', window );">Sales, administrative and other operating expenses</a></td>
<td class="num">(12)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(26)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Research and development</a></td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(28)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Pre operating and operational stoppage</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Dividends received and interest from associates and joint ventures</a></td>
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<td class="nump">95<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(69)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(19)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(26)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(43)<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(78)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(95)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net</a></td>
<td class="num">(589)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,282)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(935)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations', window );">Adjusted EBITDA</a></td>
<td class="num">(418)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,644)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,060<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,376)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,724)<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(85)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(347)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,060<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,291)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,377)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">38,324<span></span>
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<td class="num">(11,199)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(8,025)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(54)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(137)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(192)<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Research and development</a></td>
<td class="num">(208)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(198)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(127)<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Pre operating and operational stoppage</a></td>
<td class="num">(342)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(329)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(532)<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="nump">10<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
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<td class="nump">26,471<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,255)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,277)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,642)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,033)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(23)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(151)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(92)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(76)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6,256<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,231)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,661)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(47)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(388)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(105)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(71)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="num">(14)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations', window );">Adjusted EBITDA</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(400)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(433)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(17)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(9)<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net</a></td>
<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(35)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(79)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations', window );">Adjusted EBITDA</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="num">(46)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(13,830)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts', window );">Sales, administrative and other operating expenses</a></td>
<td class="num">(51)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(98)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(178)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Research and development</a></td>
<td class="num">(215)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(205)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(136)<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Pre operating and operational stoppage</a></td>
<td class="num">(381)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(393)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(638)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">81<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">141<span></span>
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<td class="num">(178)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(134)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations', window );">Adjusted EBITDA</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,606)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,734)<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts', window );">Sales, administrative and other operating expenses</a></td>
<td class="num">(38)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(21)<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization', window );">Research and development</a></td>
<td class="num">(115)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(77)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(42)<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(113)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(29)<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">1,576<span></span>
</td>
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</tr>
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<td class="num">(841)<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="num">(158)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(117)<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of impairment loss or reversal of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss. [Refer: Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss; Reversal of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 99<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_99&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income from continuing operations attributable to owners of the parent. [Refer: Continuing operations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent</td>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The aggregate amount included in the determination of profit (loss) for the period in respect of current tax and deferred tax. [Refer: Current tax expense (income); Deferred tax expense (income)]</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The total of income less expenses from continuing and discontinued operations, excluding the components of other comprehensive income. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 18<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_18_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 32<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_32_a_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 24<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_24_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Note Effective on first application of IFRS 9<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 4<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 39L<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=4&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-b&amp;anchor=para_39L_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Note Effective 2023-01-01<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 17<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 113<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=17&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_113_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81A<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81A_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests. [Refer: Profit (loss) from continuing operations; Non-controlling interests]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Section Example 11<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;doctype=Implementation%20Guidance&amp;dita_xref=IFRS05_ex11__IFRS05_ex11_TI<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The income arising in the course of an entity's ordinary activities. Income is increases in assets, or decreases in liabilities, that result in increases in equity, other than those relating to contributions from holders of equity claims.</p></div>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of the operating income or loss excluding (i) the depreciation, depletion and amortization, (ii) results on measurement or sales of non-current assets, (iii) impairment, (iv) onerous contracts and plus (v) dividends received from associates and joint ventures.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of the operating income or loss, including discontinued operations, excluding (i) the depreciation, depletion and amortization, (ii) results on measurement or sales of non-current assets, (iii) impairment, (iv) onerous contracts and plus (v) dividends received from associates and joint ventures.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of costs relating to expenses directly or indirectly attributed to the goods or services sold, which may include, but are not limited to, costs previously included in the measurement of inventory that has now been sold, unallocated production overheads and abnormal amounts of production costs of inventories, excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterest</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of dividends and interest recognized as income.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of dividends and interests from associates and joint ventures excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of Pre operating and operational stoppage, excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of Research And Development Expense Excluding Depreciation Depletion Amortization.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expenses that the entity classifies as sales, administrative and other operating expenses, excluding impairment and onerous contracts</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The entity's share of the profit (loss), net of dividends received of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=vale_ContinuingOperationMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_IronOreMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_IronOreMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_IronOrePelletsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_IronOrePelletsMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_OtherFerrousProductsAndServicesMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_OtherFerrousProductsAndServicesMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_IronSolutionsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_IronSolutionsMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,751<span></span>
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<td class="nump">55,176<span></span>
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<td class="nump">50,942<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,859<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,034<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,587<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">999<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5,446<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,033<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,296<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,113<span></span>
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<td class="nump">33,048<span></span>
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<td class="nump">28,988<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,236<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,481<span></span>
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<td class="nump">866<span></span>
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<td class="nump">531<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,102<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,012<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">17<span></span>
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<td class="nump">19,655<span></span>
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<td class="nump">20,127<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,521<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,518<span></span>
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<td class="nump">338<span></span>
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<td class="nump">344<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,859<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,862<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">502<span></span>
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<td class="nump">621<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,473<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,827<span></span>
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<td class="nump">102<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">35<span></span>
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<td class="nump">383<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">124<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 485<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 159<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Information by business segment and by geographic area - Assets by geographic area (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,798<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,751<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangible</a></td>
<td class="nump">10,238<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9,011<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 9,296<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="nump">44,938<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">41,931<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 41,148<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">56,974<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">52,693<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_BrazilMember', window );">Brazil [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,798<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,730<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangible</a></td>
<td class="nump">8,391<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,050<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="nump">28,210<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23,793<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">38,399<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">32,573<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_CanadaMember', window );">Canada [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangible</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,845<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,958<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="nump">11,178<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12,441<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">13,023<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14,399<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember', window );">Americas Except Brazil And Canada [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="nump">4<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">4<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=srt_EuropeMember', window );">Europe [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="nump">747<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">739<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">747<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">739<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_IndonesiaMember', window );">Indonesia [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,731<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,723<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,732<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,724<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember', window );">Asia Except China And Indonesia [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">21<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="nump">786<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">874<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">786<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">895<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_ChinaMember', window );">China [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">21<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">20<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">1,263<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,337<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,263<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,337<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of tangible assets that: (a) are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes; and (b) are expected to be used during more than one period.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_CanadaMember</td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=srt_EuropeMember</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_ChinaMember</td>
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<th class="th" colspan="4">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th" colspan="2"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 54,502<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 39,545<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<td class="nump">31,916<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">8,398<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">7,966<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,827<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember', window );">All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">525<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">611<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">802<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember', window );">Americas Except United States And Brazil [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,199<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1,283<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">760<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember', window );">Americas Except United States And Brazil [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">477<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">759<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">271<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember', window );">Americas Except United States And Brazil [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">597<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">402<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">83<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember', window );">Americas Except United States And Brazil [Member] | All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">125<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">122<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">406<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember', window );">United States Of America [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,643<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1,543<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,041<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember', window );">United States Of America [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">218<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">392<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">244<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember', window );">United States Of America [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,425<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1,151<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">797<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_GermanyMember', window );">Germany [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,521<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">2,034<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,526<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_GermanyMember', window );">Germany [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">373<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">618<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">326<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_GermanyMember', window );">Germany [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,148<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1,416<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,169<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_GermanyMember', window );">Germany [Member] | All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">31<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember', window );">Europe Except Germany [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,836<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">4,696<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,570<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember', window );">Europe Except Germany [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,713<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,373<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,202<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember', window );">Europe Except Germany [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,123<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">2,323<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,356<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_EuropeExceptGermanyMember', window );">Europe Except Germany [Member] | All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember', window );">Middle East Africa And Oceania [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,646<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">2,155<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,435<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember', window );">Middle East Africa And Oceania [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,594<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,140<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,418<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember', window );">Middle East Africa And Oceania [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">27<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">15<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember', window );">Middle East Africa And Oceania [Member] | All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_JapanMember', window );">Japan [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,535<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">4,523<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,193<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_JapanMember', window );">Japan [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,765<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,977<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,793<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_JapanMember', window );">Japan [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">770<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">546<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">400<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_ChinaMember', window );">China [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">22,203<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">28,603<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23,124<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_ChinaMember', window );">China [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">20,593<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">27,510<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">22,169<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_ChinaMember', window );">China [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net operating revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,610<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1,093<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">922<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_ChinaMember', window );">China [Member] | All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,536<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,068<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">638<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">965<span></span>
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<td class="nump">931<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,137<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="nump">2,897<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,749<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,425<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">60<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">55<span></span>
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<td class="nump">152<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">In 2022, the revenue from Iron Solutions decreased from prior year, among other factors, due to the decline of 23.5% in the average realized
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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Includes the reclassification of the revenues of Midwestern System in the amount of US$231, for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021:
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Costs and expenses by nature - Cost of goods sold and services (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 4,738<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 4,575<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 3,439<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,632<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,907<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,782<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RepairsAndMaintenanceExpense', window );">Maintenance</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,105<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,812<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,529<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DepreciationAndDepletionExpenseCostGoodsSoldAndServices', window );">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,049<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,857<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,961<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts', window );">Acquisition of products</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,566<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,277<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">946<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,817<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,703<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,624<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_FuelExpense', window );">Fuel oil and gas</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[3]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,630<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,011<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">848<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,268<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,370<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">845<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">719<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">639<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">673<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,504<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,578<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">917<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">24,028<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">21,729<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">17,564<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">23,447<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">21,142<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">16,982<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">581<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">587<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">582<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 24,028<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 21,729<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 17,564<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">In 2021, the increase, among other factors, is due to higher volumes sold in CFR sales and higher international freight reference price.</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">In 2021, the increase, among other factors, is due to the significant increase in the iron ore reference price.</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[3]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">In 2022, the increase, among other factors, is due to higher fuel prices and inflation of other inputs and services.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of merchandise that was sold during the period and recognised as an expense.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 85<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_85&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of all expenses directly or indirectly attributed to the goods or services sold. Attributed expenses include, but are not limited to, costs previously included in the measurement of inventory that has now been sold, such as depreciation and maintenance of factory buildings and equipment used in the production process, unallocated production overheads, and abnormal amounts of production costs of inventories.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expense arising from the consumption of energy.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expense arising from the consumption of fuel.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of raw materials and consumables used in the production process or in the rendering of services. [Refer: Current raw materials]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expenses incurred for the day-to-day servicing of assets, which may include the cost of labour, consumables or small parts.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expense arising from royalties.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 85<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_85&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expense arising from services.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expense arising from transportation services.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 112<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_112_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cost of acquisition of products.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of depreciation and depletion expense in cost of goods sold and services. Depreciation and depletion are the systematic allocations of depreciable amounts of assets over their useful lives.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment included in cost of goods sold and services.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of other cost of goods sold and services rendered that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note when the entity uses the 'nature of expense' form for its analysis of expenses.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 185<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 170<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 168<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">124<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">107<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">114<span></span>
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<td class="nump">86<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">80<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">81<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">41<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">42<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">49<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">22<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">27<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">57<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">55<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">62<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 515<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 481<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 491<span></span>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expenses that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note when the entity uses the 'nature of expense' form for its analysis of expenses. [Refer: Expenses, by nature]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expense relating to selling activities of the entity.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 85<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_85&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The services expense included in selling and administrative expenses.</p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Costs and expenses by nature - Other (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,079<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 851<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 4,640<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ExpensesRelatedToDecharacterizationOfDam', window );">Expenses related to de-characterization of dam</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">72<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,725<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">617<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">121<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">312<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProvisionForLitigations', window );">Provision for litigations</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">153<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">98<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">73<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">131<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">126<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">169<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">46<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PandemicRelatedExpense', window );">COVID-19 expenses</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">44<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">109<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">218<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">118<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,722<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,976<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 6,057<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The Company assisted the communities where the Company operates through humanitarian aid programs, especially in the Brazilian communities
that were more adversely affected by the pandemic. The resources were used to provide needed support such as medical supplies and equipment.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of operating income (expense) that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 85<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_85&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CostsAndExpensesByNatureAbstract</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ExpensesRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ExpensesRelatedToDecharacterizationOfDam</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of loss on disposals of materials and inventories.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LossOnDisposalsOfMaterialsAndInventoriesOtherOperatingExpenses</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of operating income (expense) that the entity does not separately disclose in the disclosure of expenses by nature.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_OperatingExpensesByNatureOthers</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount incurred related to response to pandemic event.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
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<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans included in other operational expenses. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ProvisionForLitigations">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td class="nump">59<span></span>
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<td class="nump">481<span></span>
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<td class="nump">312<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,154<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,608<span></span>
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<td class="nump">276<span></span>
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<td class="nump">170<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,927<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,031<span></span>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gains (losses) recognised in other comprehensive income on exchange differences on the translation of financial statements of foreign operations, net of tax, before reclassification adjustments. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 91<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_91_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of exchange differences recognised in profit or loss that arise from foreign currency transactions, excluding those arising on financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss in accordance with IFRS 9. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Financial instruments, class [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 21<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 52<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=21&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_52_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 35<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_35&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseOnBorrowings">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of interest expense on borrowings. [Refer: Interest expense; Borrowings]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 112<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_112_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_InterestExpenseOnBorrowings</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiabilities">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of interest expense on lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 16<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 53<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=16&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_53_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiabilities</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_OtherFinanceCost">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of finance costs that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Finance costs]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 112<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_112_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherFinanceCost</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_OtherFinanceIncome">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of finance income that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Finance income]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 112<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_112_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherFinanceIncome</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_BondPremiumRepurchase</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_BorrowingCostsCapitaliseds">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_BorrowingCostsCapitaliseds</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_FinancialExpensesAbstract</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_FinancialGuarantees">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_FinancialGuarantees</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_FinancialIncomeAbstract">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_FinancialIncomeAbstract</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount gains (losses) from indexation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IndexationGainsLosses</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Amount of interest of REFIS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_OtherFinancialItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_OtherFinancialItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_OtherFinancialItemsAbstract</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="nump">$ 15,198<span></span>
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<td class="nump">38,938<span></span>
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<td class="nump">54,136<span></span>
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<td class="nump">81<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,612<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,779<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">28<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">428<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Liabilities', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">505<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">53<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,184<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Expiry date 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
Effective 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have the right at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that do not meet the definition of current liabilities. [Refer: Current liabilities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="nump">$ 98<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">49<span></span>
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<td class="nump">55<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">37<span></span>
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<td class="nump">43<span></span>
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<td class="nump">60<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 74<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 82<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Income taxes - Income tax reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 29,541<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 6,990<span></span>
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<td class="num">(10,044)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,377)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">556<span></span>
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<td class="nump">260<span></span>
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<td class="nump">316<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,247<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,826<span></span>
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<td class="nump">211<span></span>
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<td class="nump">84<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">167<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(27)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">899<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">663<span></span>
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<td class="nump">769<span></span>
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<td class="nump">197<span></span>
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<td class="nump">115<span></span>
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<td class="nump">215<span></span>
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<td class="nump">547<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,471<span></span>
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<td class="num">(619)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(75)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(588)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="num">(2,971)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,697)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(735)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,020)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5,663)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(3,398)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 966<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,663<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of profit (loss) for a period before deducting tax expense. [Refer: Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income taxes payable (recoverable) in respect of the taxable profit (tax loss) for a period.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of tax expense (income) relating to changes in deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets. [Refer: Deferred tax assets; Deferred tax liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_g_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The aggregate amount included in the determination of profit (loss) for the period in respect of current tax and deferred tax. [Refer: Current tax expense (income); Deferred tax expense (income)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -Subparagraph h<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23_h&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 26<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 35<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause viii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=26&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_35_b_viii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 79<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_79&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B13<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B13_g&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 82<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_82_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount that represents the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Accounting profit; Applicable tax rate]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount that represents the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to tax losses. [Refer: Accounting profit]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount representing the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to additions (reversals) of tax loss carryforward.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount representing the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to equity results.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount representing the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to interest on stockholders' equity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 10,335<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,881<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,770<span></span>
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<td class="nump">9,560<span></span>
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<td class="nump">8,565<span></span>
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<td class="num">(634)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">75<span></span>
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<td class="num">(634)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(255)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(27)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(951)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(136)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(155)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(136)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(155)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">688<span></span>
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<td class="num">(649)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(75)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">763<span></span>
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<td class="num">(636)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">58<span></span>
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<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(43)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(156)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(324)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(324)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(28)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">28<span></span>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amounts of income taxes payable in future periods in respect of taxable temporary differences. [Refer: Temporary differences [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_g_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph o<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_o&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 56<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_56&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of deferred tax liabilities or assets. [Refer: Deferred tax liabilities; Deferred tax assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_g_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income tax relating to amounts recognised in other comprehensive income. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph ab<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_ab&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 90<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_90&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome</td>
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<tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
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</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in deferred tax liability (asset) resulting from the net exchange differences arising when the financial statements are translated from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity. [Refer: Deferred tax liability (asset)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in property, plant and equipment resulting from revaluations to fair value. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment; Revaluation surplus]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 16<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 73<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -Clause iv<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=16&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_73_e_iv&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 16<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 77<br> -Subparagraph f<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=16&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_77_f&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisionsDeferredTaxAssets</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_EffectInIncomeStatement</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxAsset</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxLiability</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Income taxes - Settlement program (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="2">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 324<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,869<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,964<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,240<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,288<span></span>
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<td class="nump">9.25%<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Income taxes - Uncertain tax position (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="2">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiary', window );">Transfer pricing over the exportation of ores to a foreign subsidiary</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 829<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 669<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,154<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">981<span></span>
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<td class="nump">439<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">399<span></span>
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<td class="nump">517<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">305<span></span>
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<td class="nump">24<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">21<span></span>
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<td class="nump">696<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">747<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,659<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,122<span></span>
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<td class="nump">155<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">34<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 155<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 34<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of expense arising from interest.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_GainRelatedToIncidenceOfIrpjAndCsllOnSelicRateInRepetitionOfUnduePayment</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td>debit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Income taxes - Recoverable and payable taxes (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 862<span></span>
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<td class="nump">935<span></span>
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<td class="nump">470<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,177<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">261<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">217<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="nump">11<span></span>
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<td class="nump">46<span></span>
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<td class="nump">162<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent', window );">Current tax assets, current</a></td>
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</td>
<td class="nump">520<span></span>
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<td class="nump">740<span></span>
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<td class="nump">511<span></span>
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<td class="nump">35<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">309<span></span>
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<td class="nump">221<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">54<span></span>
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<td class="nump">59<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The current amount of current tax assets. [Refer: Current tax assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph n<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_n&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The non-current amount of current tax assets. [Refer: Current tax assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph n<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_n&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The current amount of current tax liabilities. [Refer: Current tax liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph n<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_n&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Income taxes (Details Narrative)<br> R$ in Millions, $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="6">12 Months Ended</th>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2021 </div>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2020 </div>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2020 </div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">10 years<span></span>
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<td class="text">10 years<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 21<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 126<span></span>
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<td class="num">(197)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(115)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">829<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 4,324<span></span>
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<td class="nump">669<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 3,732<span></span>
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<td class="nump">361<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">377<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,883<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,883<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,154<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,021<span></span>
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<td class="nump">981<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5,477<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">439<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,288<span></span>
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<td class="nump">399<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,255<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">517<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,698<span></span>
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<td class="nump">305<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,703<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">61<span></span>
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<td class="nump">320<span></span>
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<td class="nump">57<span></span>
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<td class="nump">320<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">223<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,162<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">145<span></span>
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<td class="nump">808<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 60<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 313<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">146<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">34<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised', window );">Tax assessment</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,659<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,122<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">564<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">527<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">530<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,763<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">426<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,376<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis=vale_UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember', window );">Uncertainty On Expenses Of Interest On Capital [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 134<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 699<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 125<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 699<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of deductible temporary differences for which no deferred tax asset is recognised in the statement of financial position. [Refer: Temporary differences [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gains (losses) recognised in association with the loss of control over a subsidiary, which are attributable to the former controlling interest.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 19<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_19&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GainsLossesRecognisedWhenControlInSubsidiaryIsLost</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gain on settlements of litigation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 98<br> -Subparagraph f<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_98_f&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GainsOnLitigationSettlements</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease in deferred tax liability (asset) resulting from the loss of control of a subsidiary. [Refer: Deferred tax liability (asset)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount that represents the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to expenses not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss). [Refer: Accounting profit]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount that represents the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to foreign tax rates. [Refer: Accounting profit]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfTaxLosses">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount that represents the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to tax losses. [Refer: Accounting profit]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_c_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TaxEffectOfTaxLosses</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_AdditionalGainRecognizedInLawsuitThatCoversTriggeringEvents">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AdditionalGainRecognizedInLawsuitThatCoversTriggeringEvents</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_AmountAssessed">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AmountAssessed</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_DeferredTaxLiability">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DeferredTaxLiability</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ReductionTaxLossCarryforward</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TaxIncentive</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_TaxLossCarryforward">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TaxLossCarryforward</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TaxesPaid</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieMember</td>
</tr>
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<th class="th" colspan="1">1 Months Ended</th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 16,728<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 24,736<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 6,258<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,060<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,291)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,377)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 18,788<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 22,445<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,881<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,637,794<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5,012,424<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5,129,585<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,642,432<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5,016,848<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5,132,962<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4.93<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1.22<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3.61<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.93<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1.22<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.44<span></span>
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<td class="num">(0.46)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.44<span></span>
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<td class="num">(0.46)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(0.27)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.05<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.47<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.95<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4.05<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4.47<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 29,541<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 6,990<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,271<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,020<span></span>
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<td class="nump">426<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,308<span></span>
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<td class="nump">201<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,130<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,725<span></span>
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<td class="nump">617<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,034<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,215<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,119)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(325)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,029<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,544)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">45<span></span>
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<td class="num">(503)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(183)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">495<span></span>
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<td class="nump">251<span></span>
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<td class="num">(222)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,531)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(442)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(250)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 18,762<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 33,414<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Adjustments for decrease (increase) in inventories to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. [Refer: Inventories; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Adjustments for decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. [Refer: Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Adjustments for depreciation and amortisation expense to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. [Refer: Depreciation and amortisation expense; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Adjustments for increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. [Refer: Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash from (used in) the entity's operations.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Section A Statement of cash flows for an entity other than a financial institution<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;doctype=Illustrative%20Examples&amp;dita_xref=IAS07_IE_A__IAS07_IE_A_TI<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 20<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_20&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income or cost associated with interest and other financing activities of the entity.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of impairment loss or reversal of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss. [Refer: Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss; Reversal of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) before tax expense or income. [Refer: Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Adjustments for decrease (increase) in other assets and liabilities to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of provision related to de-characterisation of dams</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of provision related to brumadinho event.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProvisionsRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ShareOfProfitLossAndOtherResultsOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Cash flows reconciliation - cash flow from investing activities (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<tr>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CashFlowsReconciliationAbstract', window );"><strong>Cash Flows Reconciliation</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale', window );">Disbursement related to VNC sale</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (555)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfCsi', window );">Proceeds from sale of CSI</a></td>
<td class="nump">437<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfMidwesternSystemNetOfCash', window );">Proceeds from sale of Midwestern System, net of cash</a></td>
<td class="nump">140<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Proceeds from disposal of Mosaic shares</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,259<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar', window );">Proceeds from sale of Vale Florestar</a></td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfVliShares', window );">Proceeds from disposal of VLI shares</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">241<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu', window );">Proceeds from sale of Longyu</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">156<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet', window );">Proceeds from disposal of investments, net</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 586<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 714<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 407<span></span>
</td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CashFlowsReconciliationAbstract</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for expenditure related to VNC sale.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_PaymentsRelatedToVncSale</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProceedsFromDisposalOfVliShares</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfCsi</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu">
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfMidwesternSystemNetOfCash</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Cash flows reconciliation - Reconciliation of debt to cash flow (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<tr>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 12,180<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,336<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,275<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">930<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="num">(2,300)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,927)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (6,064)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities', window );">Interest paid</a></td>
<td class="num">(785)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(693)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities', window );">Cash flow from financing activities</a></td>
<td class="num">(1,810)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,690)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="num">(373)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(45)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(117)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(490)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(639)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(632)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(90)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(75)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">71<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 23<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 26<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=23&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_26_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">113<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">884<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">63<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">354<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities', window );">Loans and borrowings from third-parties</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_JBICMember', window );">J B I C [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 1,055<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">On April 27, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of <span id="xdx_901_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20220427__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--TreasurySharesMember_zkFGRKTLdR4k" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased">500,000,000</span> common shares
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash inflow from borrowings obtained. [Refer: Borrowings]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease in equity resulting from the purchase of treasury shares. [Refer: Treasury shares]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for repayments of bonds, notes and debentures.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ExpensesWithCashTenderOfferRepurchased</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td>duration</td>
</tr>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LineOfCreditPrepaid</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_RepurchaseBondPremium</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_SettleInfrastructureDebentures">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_SettleInfrastructureDebentures</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis=vale_Bonds3.75PercentMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis=vale_Bonds3.75PercentMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_SOFRMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_SOFRMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_JBICMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_JBICMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_SMBCBankMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_SMBCBankMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_MUFGBankMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_BankOfNovaScotiaMember</td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_CommercialBankMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_NewDevelopmentBankMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=vale_NewDevelopmentBankMember</td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td></td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="nump">4,362<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,962<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets', window );">Expected credit loss</a></td>
<td class="nump">43<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">48<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">4,319<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,914<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=vale_IronSolutionsMember', window );">Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_TradeReceivables', window );">Third parties</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,132<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,023<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=vale_EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember', window );">Energy Transition Materials [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_TradeReceivables', window );">Third parties</a></td>
<td class="nump">984<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">668<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember', window );">All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_TradeReceivables', window );">Third parties</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 35<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 162<span></span>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Note Expiry date 2023-01-01<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 16<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&amp;anchor=para_16&amp;doctype=Standard&amp;book=b<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets</td>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of receivables due from related parties. [Refer: Related parties [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties</td>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount due from customers for goods and services sold.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TradeReceivables</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td>debit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CurrentTradeReceivable</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CurrentTradeReceivablesNet</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td>debit</td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=vale_IronSolutionsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=vale_IronSolutionsMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=vale_EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=vale_EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Accounts receivable - Sensitivity of the Company's risk on final settlement (Details)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="1">12 Months Ended</th>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">112<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">83<span></span>
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<td class="nump">10.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets', window );">Effect on Revenue from increase in risk assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_CopperMember', window );">Copper [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">10,236<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 81<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value measurement of assets, recognised in profit or loss after tax, due to a reasonably possible increase in an unobservable input. [Refer: Tax income (expense)]</p></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="nump">820<span></span>
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<td class="num">(95)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Suppliers and contractors (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,618<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The current amount of payment due to suppliers for goods and services used in entity's business. [Refer: Current liabilities; Trade payables]</p></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 743<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 589<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 202<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 207<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 112<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_112_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Other financial assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="nump">$ 117<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">342<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">111<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">196<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">20<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">342<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">111<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">280<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">143<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">90<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">243<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">186<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">592<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">400<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">393<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">103<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">542<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">416<span></span>
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<td class="nump">760<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,554<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,437<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[3]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">766<span></span>
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<td class="nump">916<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,672<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,312<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,843<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,571<span></span>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Corresponding to a 3.24% non-controlling interest in Boston Electrometallurgical Company, whose objective is to promote the development
of a technology focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in steel production.</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[2]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">In July 2022, the Company signed a binding agreement with ArcelorMittal for the sale of CSP. At the closing, CSP's debt will be settled
and the financial liability related to the guarantee granted will be derecognized by Vale.</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[3]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Includes advances received from customers that meets the definition of contract liability described in IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts
with Customers and other financial advances received that meet the definition of a financial liability described in IAS 32 - Financial
Instruments: Presentation.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents. [Refer: Restricted cash and cash equivalents]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current financial assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Other financial assets; Current financial assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current financial liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Other financial liabilities; Current financial liabilities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current financial assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Other financial assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current financial liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Other financial liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B13<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B13_c&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph m<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_m&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current payables due to related parties. [Refer: Related parties [member]; Payables to related parties]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Amount of investments in equity securities considered non-current.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherProvision', window );">Other Provision, Ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,970<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">416<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 760<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,554<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,437<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherProvision', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,970<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,197<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_PaymentObligationMember', window );">Payment Obligation [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherProvision', window );">Other Provision, beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">586<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_Addition', window );">Addition</a></td>
<td class="nump">440<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PresentValueAdjustment', window );">Present value adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">148<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_Disbursements', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(220)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherProvision', window );">Other Provision, Ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">954<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherProvision', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 954<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 586<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">11.04%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">11.04%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember', window );">Infrastructure Investment [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherProvision', window );">Other Provision, beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,611<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_Addition', window );">Addition</a></td>
<td class="nump">409<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PresentValueAdjustment', window );">Present value adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">160<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_Disbursements', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(164)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherProvision', window );">Other Provision, Ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,016<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherProvision', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,016<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,611<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember', window );">Infrastructure Investment [Member] | Bottom of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.08%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5.11%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember', window );">Infrastructure Investment [Member] | Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.23%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5.75%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div style="display: none;">
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The discount rate applied to cash flow projections for a cash-generating unit (group of units). [Refer: Cash-generating units [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 36<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 134<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause v<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=36&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_134_d_v&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 36<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 134<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -Clause v<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=36&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_134_e_v&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td>dtr-types:percentItemType</td>
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<tr>
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<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_Addition</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_Disbursements</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_OtherProvision">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_OtherProvision</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_PresentValueAdjustment</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_PaymentObligationMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_PaymentObligationMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_InfrastructureInvestmentMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_RangeAxis=ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<th class="th" colspan="2">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12.34%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3,537<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">62<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,415<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Provision amount</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,206<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ObligationAxis=vale_ObligationTwoMember', window );">Obligation Two [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 601<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 404<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures - Guarantees provided (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">29.60%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,798<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,751<span></span>
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<td class="nump">246<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">494<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,296<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,113<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,296<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,113<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">213<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">166<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 50<span></span>
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<td class="nump">81<span></span>
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<td class="nump">140<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember', window );">All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">502<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">621<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">30<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">327<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">$ 99<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">109<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">33<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SegmentsAxis=ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember', window );">All other segments [member] | Mineracao Rio Grande do Norte S.A.</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">40.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember', window );">Baovale Mineracao S.A | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember', window );">Baovale Mineracao S.A | Ferrous Minerals [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 24<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">21<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsReceived', window );">Dividends received</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Coreano Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Coreano Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member] | Ferrous Minerals [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 80<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">51<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">37<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">46<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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</td>
<td class="nump">33<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">34<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Hispano Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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</td>
<td class="nump">38<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">18<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">11<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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</td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">27<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Italo Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member] | Ferrous Minerals [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 62<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">48<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">31<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">40<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsReceived', window );">Dividends received</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 24<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Nipo Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">51.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Nipo Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member] | Ferrous Minerals [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 145<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">129<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">52<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">40<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsReceived', window );">Dividends received</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 59<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">32<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member', window );">Mrs Logistica S.a. [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">48.16%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">47.09%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member', window );">Mrs Logistica S.a. [Member] | Ferrous Minerals [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 509<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">418<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">81<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">75<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">34<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsReceived', window );">Dividends received</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 14<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">22<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member', window );">Samarco Mineracao S.a. [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_VliS.a.Member', window );">Vli S.a. [Member] | Iron Solutions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">29.60%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">29.60%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_VliS.a.Member', window );">Vli S.a. [Member] | Ferrous Minerals [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 428<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">408<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="num">$ (9)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(40)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(22)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsReceived', window );">Dividends received</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member', window );">Alianca Geracao de Energia S.A. | All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">55.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">55.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 340<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">367<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">31<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">53<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">28<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsReceived', window );">Dividends received</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 34<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">24<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member', window );">Alianca Norte Energia Participacoes S.A. | All other segments [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture', window );">Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">51.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">51.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates', window );">Investments in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 106<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">105<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="num">$ (7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=ifrs-full_AllOtherSegmentsMember', window );">All other segments [member] | Ferrous Minerals [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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</td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">84<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">99<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="nump">56<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">9<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">50<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="nump">6<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,751<span></span>
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<td class="nump">246<span></span>
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<td class="nump">494<span></span>
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<td class="num">(76)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">219<span></span>
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<td class="nump">190<span></span>
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<td class="nump">173<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod', window );">Equity results in income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">59<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,765)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(944)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,751<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">305<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,271)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,020)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 219<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The proportion of the voting rights in a joint venture held by the entity. [Refer: Joint ventures [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 27<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=27&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17_b_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 27<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 16<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=27&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_16_b_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 21<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause iv<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_21_a_iv&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The entity's share of the profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Associates [member]; Investments accounted for using equity method; Joint ventures [member]; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23_g&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Note Effective on first application of IFRS 9<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 4<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 39M<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=4&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-b&amp;anchor=para_39M_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 82<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_82_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis=vale_KoreaNickelCorpMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of investments accounted for using the equity method. The equity method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is initially recognised at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-acquisition change in the investor's share of net assets of the investee. The investor's profit or loss includes its share of the profit or loss of the investee. The investor's other comprehensive income includes its share of the other comprehensive income of the investee. [Refer: At cost [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The entity's share of the profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Associates [member]; Investments accounted for using equity method; Joint ventures [member]; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures - Financial information (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2019</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 22,360<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Non-current assets.</a></td>
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<td class="nump">71,368<span></span>
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<td class="nump">67,082<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">86,894<span></span>
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<td class="nump">89,442<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13,891<span></span>
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<td class="nump">15,198<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
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<td class="nump">35,645<span></span>
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<td class="nump">38,938<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">49,536<span></span>
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<td class="nump">54,136<span></span>
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<td class="nump">37,358<span></span>
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<td class="nump">35,306<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 34,821<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 38,993<span></span>
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<td class="nump">43,839<span></span>
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<td class="nump">54,502<span></span>
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<td class="nump">39,545<span></span>
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<td class="nump">16,810<span></span>
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<td class="nump">24,844<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 6,255<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">140<span></span>
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<td class="nump">112<span></span>
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<td class="nump">921<span></span>
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<td class="nump">824<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,061<span></span>
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<td class="nump">936<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">161<span></span>
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<td class="nump">46<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">282<span></span>
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<td class="nump">223<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">443<span></span>
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<td class="nump">269<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">618<span></span>
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<td class="nump">667<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">215<span></span>
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<td class="nump">185<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">57<span></span>
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<td class="nump">96<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentAssets', window );">Current assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">827<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">566<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Non-current assets.</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,709<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,615<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,536<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,181<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">491<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">438<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,450<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,545<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,941<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,983<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Stockholders' equity</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">595<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">198<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,399<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,242<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations', window );">Net income (loss)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">387<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">891<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_PelletizingMember', window );">Pelletizing</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentAssets', window );">Current assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">497<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">425<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Non-current assets.</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">328<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">267<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">825<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">692<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">164<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">166<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Liabilities', window );">Total liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">165<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">167<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Stockholders' equity</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">660<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">525<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">420<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">396<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations', window );">Net income (loss)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">272<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">250<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member', window );">Mrs Logistica S.a. [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentAssets', window );">Current assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">387<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">497<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Non-current assets.</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,398<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,910<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,785<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,407<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">509<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">447<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,219<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,092<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Liabilities', window );">Total liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,728<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,539<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Stockholders' equity</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,057<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">868<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,083<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">820<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations', window );">Net income (loss)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">169<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">155<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_VliS.a.Member', window );">Vli S.a. [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentAssets', window );">Current assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">760<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">494<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Non-current assets.</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,649<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,550<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,409<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,044<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">810<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">580<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,153<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,085<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Liabilities', window );">Total liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,963<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,665<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Stockholders' equity</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,446<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,379<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Revenue', window );">Net revenue</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,376<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,109<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations', window );">Net income (loss)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(29)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(136)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">209<span></span>
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<td class="nump">206<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">206<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">208<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">206<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o, Companhia
&#205;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o, and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of assets that the entity (a) expects to realise or intends to sell or consume in its normal operating cycle; (b) holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) expects to realise within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) classifies as cash or cash equivalents (as defined in IAS 7) unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. [Refer: Assets]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Expiry date 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
Effective 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have the right at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all its liabilities.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of assets that do not meet the definition of current assets. [Refer: Current assets]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that do not meet the definition of current liabilities. [Refer: Current liabilities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from continuing operations. [Refer: Continuing operations [member]; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The income arising in the course of an entity's ordinary activities. Income is increases in assets, or decreases in liabilities, that result in increases in equity, other than those relating to contributions from holders of equity claims.</p></div>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">55.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">55.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">45.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember', window );">Alianca Norte Energia Participacoes S A [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">51.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">51.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">49.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Coreano Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Hispano Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.90%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">49.10%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Italo Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.90%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">49.10%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia Nipo Brasileira De Pelotizacao [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">51.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">49.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_SamarcoMineracaoSAMember', window );">Samarco Mineracao S A [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">5000.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember', window );">Companhia Siderurgica Do Pecem [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember', window );">Mineracao Rio Do Norte S A [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">40.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">40.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">60.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_MRSLogisticaSAMember', window );">M R S Logistica S A [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">48.20%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">47.10%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">51.80%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_JointVenturesAxis=vale_VLISAMember', window );">V L I S A [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">29.60%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">29.60%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">70.40%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember', window );">Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. (MBR)</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember', window );">Companhia Portuaria da Baia de Sepetiba</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_SaloboMetaisS.A.Member', window );">Salobo Metais S.A.</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember', window );">PT Vale Indonesia</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">44.30%<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">44.30%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">55.70%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeHoldingsBVMember', window );">Vale Holdings B V [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeCanadaLimitedMember', window );">Vale Canada Limited</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeInternationalS.A.Member', window );">Vale International S. A. [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member', window );">Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn. Bhd.</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember', window );">Vale Oman Distribution Center LLC</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">100.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember', window );">Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary', window );">Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)</a></td>
<td class="nump">70.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary', window );">% Voting capital</a></td>
<td class="nump">70.00%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests', window );">% Noncontrolling interest</a></td>
<td class="nump">30.00%<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The proportion of ownership interest in a subsidiary attributable to the entity. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]</p></div>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">86,894<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">89,442<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">35,645<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">38,938<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Liabilities', window );">Total liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">49,536<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">54,136<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Stockholders' equity</a></td>
<td class="nump">37,358<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">35,306<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 34,821<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 38,993<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests', window );">Equity attributable to non-controlling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,491<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">834<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLoss', window );">Net income (loss)</a></td>
<td class="nump">18,870<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">22,468<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,531<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests', window );">Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities', window );">Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">30<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_PTValeIndonesiaMember', window );">PT Vale Indonesia</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners', window );">Current assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">853<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">771<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Non-current assets.</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,147<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,875<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets', window );">Related parties - Stockholders</a></td>
<td class="nump">113<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,113<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,728<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">183<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">174<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">249<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">70<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Liabilities', window );">Total liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">432<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">244<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Stockholders' equity</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,681<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,484<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests', window );">Equity attributable to non-controlling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,492<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,383<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLoss', window );">Net income (loss)</a></td>
<td class="nump">181<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">198<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests', window );">Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">101<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">110<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities', window );">Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">18<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember', window );">Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners', window );">Current assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">92<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Non-current assets.</a></td>
<td class="nump">581<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">633<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets', window );">Related parties - Stockholders</a></td>
<td class="nump">81<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">746<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">750<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">96<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">97<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">149<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">157<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities', window );">Related parties - Stockholders</a></td>
<td class="nump">297<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">296<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Liabilities', window );">Total liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">542<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">550<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Stockholders' equity</a></td>
<td class="nump">204<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">200<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests', window );">Equity attributable to non-controlling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">61<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">60<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLoss', window );">Net income (loss)</a></td>
<td class="nump">29<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">27<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests', window );">Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities', window );">Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 12<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_OtherMember', window );">Other [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncontrollingInterests', window );">Equity attributable to non-controlling interests</a></td>
<td class="num">(62)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(21)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests', window );">Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests</a></td>
<td class="num">$ (28)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member', window );">Vale Mocambique S.A.</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">420<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentAssets', window );">Non-current assets.</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">195<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets', window );">Related parties - Stockholders</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total assets</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">621<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">224<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="nump">74<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">326<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current assets other than non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners. [Refer: Current assets; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]; Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale; Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for distribution to owners]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current liabilities other than liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale. [Refer: Current liabilities; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]; Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for dividends paid to non-controlling interests, classified as financing activities. [Refer: Non-controlling interests; Dividends paid to non-controlling interests]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all its liabilities.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 12<br> -Subparagraph f<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_12_f&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 10<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 22<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=10&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_22&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph q<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_q&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that do not meet the definition of current liabilities. [Refer: Current liabilities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The total of income less expenses from continuing and discontinued operations, excluding the components of other comprehensive income. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interests. [Refer: Profit (loss); Non-controlling interests]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 12<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_12_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81B<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81B_a_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures (Details Narrative) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="1">1 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Aug. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,500<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3,000<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,543<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,608<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,326<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">20.00%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Acquisitions and divestitures - Effects on the balace sheet (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,377<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">61<span></span>
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<td class="nump">184<span></span>
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<td class="nump">41,931<span></span>
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<td class="nump">89,442<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">49,536<span></span>
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<td class="nump">54,136<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3,321<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,112<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">167<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">364<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">21<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">552<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">110<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities', window );">Other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">232<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilitiesIncurred', window );">Total liabilities&#160;</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">342<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">11<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssets', window );">Taxes</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">17<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentInvestments', window );">Investments</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherAssets', window );">Other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total Assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">41<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_SuppliersAndContractors', window );">Suppliers and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities', window );">Other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilitiesIncurred', window );">Total liabilities&#160;</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">13<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AssetsAbstract', window );"><strong>Assets</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AccountsReceivable', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Inventories', window );">Inventories</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssets', window );">Taxes</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentInvestments', window );">Investments</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">377<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherAssets', window );">Other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Assets', window );">Total Assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">377<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_SuppliersAndContractors', window );">Suppliers and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities', window );">Other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilitiesIncurred', window );">Total liabilities&#160;</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AssetsAbstract', window );"><strong>Assets</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AccountsReceivable', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentTaxAssets', window );">Taxes</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentInvestments', window );">Investments</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Property, plant and equipment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities', window );">Other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilitiesIncurred', window );">Total liabilities&#160;</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">11<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">179<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">235<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Substantially comprises investments in exclusive investment fund, whose portfolio is composed of committed transactions and Financial
Treasury Bills (&#147;LFTs&#148;), which are floating-rate securities issued by the Brazilian government.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The excess of amount paid for current tax in respect of current and prior periods over the amount due for those periods. Current tax is the amount of income taxes payable (recoverable) in respect of the taxable profit (tax loss) for a period.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current inventories. [Refer: Inventories]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities</td>
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<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of tangible assets that: (a) are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes; and (b) are expected to be used during more than one period.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 16<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 73<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=16&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_73_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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</div></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AccountsReceivable</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
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</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_SuppliersAndContractors">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_SuppliersAndContractors</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_srt_EnergyAxis=vale_CoalMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_EnergyAxis=vale_CoalMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_srt_EnergyAxis=vale_ManganeseAssetsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_EnergyAxis=vale_ManganeseAssetsMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_EnergyAxis=vale_CSIMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_EnergyAxis=vale_OtherMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_EnergyAxis=vale_TotalMember</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">215<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,912<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="num">(211)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,083)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(75)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">150<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">135<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">522<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,018)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">37<span></span>
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<td class="nump">37<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,287<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross', window );">Total recycling from OCI</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">150<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross', window );">Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">150<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross', window );">Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">142<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(135)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(35)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(76)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">28<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">28<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross', window );">Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(9)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(75)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(11)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember', window );">Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,072<span></span>
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<td class="nump">424<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,072<span></span>
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<td class="nump">424<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">$ (589)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,282)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(935)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember', window );">Vale Nouvelle Caldonie S A S [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross', window );">Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(98)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeShippingMember', window );">Vale Shipping [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherFinancialItemsGross', window );">Other financial items</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">771<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross', window );">Total recycling from OCI</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">771<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember', window );">Vale Nouvelle Caledonie S A S [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross', window );">Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(882)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross', window );">Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">172<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (125)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_OtherFinancialItemsGross">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_OtherFinancialItemsGross</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_OtherFinancialItemsNet">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_OtherFinancialItemsNet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciGross</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciNet">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TotalRecyclingFromOciNet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_MidwesternSystemMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_MidwesternSystemMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ManganeseMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ManganeseMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_OtherMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_OtherMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeShippingMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeShippingMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_VLIMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_VLIMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_BiopalmaMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_BiopalmaMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Jun. 22, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Jun. 22, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2019</div></th>
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<td class="num">$ (13,487)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,219<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(158)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,019<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,590<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,429<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">859<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(771)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,517<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,517<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(172)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,345<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate', window );">Property, plant and equipment, fair value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">441<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Of this amount, US$<span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zG3es85B5UW5" title="Property, plant and equipment, fair value adjustments">441</span> was allocated to property, plant, and equipment and US$<span id="xdx_901_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentOnIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_z1ENyXAjNjcb" title="Intangible assets, fair value adjustments">791</span> was allocated to
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for cash and cash equivalents acquired in a business combination. [Refer: Cash and cash equivalents; Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B64<br> -Subparagraph i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B64_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The fair value, at acquisition date, of cash transferred as consideration in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B64<br> -Subparagraph f<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B64_f_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CashTransferred</td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The fair value of receivables acquired in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B64<br> -Subparagraph h<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B64_h_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_FairValueOfAcquiredReceivables</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for net identifiable assets acquired or liabilities assumed in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B64<br> -Subparagraph i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B64_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph IE72<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_IE72&amp;doctype=Illustrative%20Examples<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumed</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination. [Refer: Intangible assets other than goodwill; Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B64<br> -Subparagraph i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B64_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph IE72<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_IE72&amp;doctype=Illustrative%20Examples<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IdentifiableIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for inventory acquired in a business combination. [Refer: Inventories; Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B64<br> -Subparagraph i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B64_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph IE72<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_IE72&amp;doctype=Illustrative%20Examples<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_InventoryRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for plant, property and equipment acquired in a business combination. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment; Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B64<br> -Subparagraph i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B64_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph IE72<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_IE72&amp;doctype=Illustrative%20Examples<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AcquiredAssetsAbstract</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CashFlowsUsedInObtainingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessClassifiedAsInvestingActivities</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for fair value adjustment on intangible assets acquired in a business combination.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for fair value adjustment on PP&amp;amp;E acquired in a business combination.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of fair value adjustments on assets acquired or liabilities assumed in a business combination.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_FairValueAdjustmentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for net identifiable assets acquired or liabilities assumed in a business combination before fair value adjustments.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumedBeforeFairValueAdjustments</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for liabilities assumed in a business combination.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<th class="th" colspan="1">1 Months Ended</th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Apr. 30, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 43,839<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 54,502<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 39,545<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(24,028)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(21,729)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(17,564)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,376)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(4,654)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7,850)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">17,208<span></span>
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<td class="nump">27,693<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12,823<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,268<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,119<span></span>
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<td class="num">(4,813)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">246<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">494<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">19,781<span></span>
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<td class="nump">29,541<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6,990<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract', window );"><strong>&#160;Adjustments:</strong></a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,060<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,376)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,724)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="nump">85<span></span>
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<td class="nump">347<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,060<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,291)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,377)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">19,781<span></span>
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<td class="nump">29,541<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(103)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,469)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(129)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(11)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">448<span></span>
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<td class="nump">264<span></span>
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<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(33)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(43)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(589)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,282)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(418)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,618)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,980)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(26)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(43)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,062<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,021)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">26<span></span>
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<td class="nump">43<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="nump">69<span></span>
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<td class="nump">19<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">589<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,282<span></span>
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<td class="nump">935<span></span>
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<td class="num">(130)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(49)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(29)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(297)<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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</td>
<td class="num">(347)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,291)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">38<span></span>
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<td class="nump">194<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">203<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(65)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="nump">70<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">74<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(103)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,469)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(129)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">11<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13<span></span>
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<td class="nump">15<span></span>
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<td class="num">(11)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations. [Refer: Cash and cash equivalents; Discontinued operations [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of all operating expenses.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 85<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_85&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) before tax expense or income. [Refer: Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from discontinued operations. [Refer: Discontinued operations [member]; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause vii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_vii&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 82<br> -Subparagraph ea<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_82_ea&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 98<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_98_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interests. [Refer: Profit (loss) from discontinued operations; Non-controlling interests]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Section Example 11<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;doctype=Implementation%20Guidance&amp;dita_xref=IFRS05_ex11__IFRS05_ex11_TI<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The profit (loss) from operating activities of the entity. [Refer: Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 32<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph IE33<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=32&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_IE33&amp;doctype=Illustrative%20Examples<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 85<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_85&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The income arising in the course of an entity's ordinary activities. Income is increases in assets, or decreases in liabilities, that result in increases in equity, other than those relating to contributions from holders of equity claims.</p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_Revenue</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The entity's share of the profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Associates [member]; Investments accounted for using equity method; Joint ventures [member]; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The tax expense (income) relating to the profit (loss) arising from ordinary activities of discontinued operations. [Refer: Discontinued operations [member]; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 5<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 33<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=5&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_33_b_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81<br> -Subparagraph h<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81_h_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TaxExpenseRelatingToProfitLossFromOrdinaryActivitiesOfDiscontinuedOperations</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The cash outflow for acquisition, classified as investing activities of discontinued operations.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Adjustments for depreciation and amortisation expense to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Adjustments for gain (loss) on disposals investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of financial results, net, discontinued operations.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Adjustments for increase (decrease) in assets and liabilities to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInAssetsAndLiabilitiesDiscontinuedOperations</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterests</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of impairment and disposals of non-current assets, discontinued operations.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Feb. 28, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 21, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Jun. 22, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">40<span></span>
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<td class="nump">25<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 437<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">292<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">142<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
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</td>
<td class="nump">150<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,200<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="nump">2,200<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">$ 135<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination', window );">Loss due to negative reserves</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,666<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_BusinessCombinationsAxis=vale_ValeMocambiqueMember', window );">Vale Mocambique | Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">15.00%<span></span>
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</td>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="nump">$ 331<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="nump">95.00%<span></span>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,517<span></span>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,517<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">771<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The fair value, at acquisition date, of the consideration transferred in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The fair value, at acquisition date, of cash transferred as consideration in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gain (loss) recognised as result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer before the business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gain (loss) recognised on the measurement to fair value less costs to sell or on the disposal of the assets or disposal group(s) constituting the discontinued operation. [Refer: Discontinued operations [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gains (losses) recognised in other comprehensive income on exchange differences on the translation of financial statements of foreign operations, net of tax, before reclassification adjustments. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gain on the disposal of investments.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss. [Refer: Impairment loss; Profit (loss)]</p></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The losses on disposals of non-current assets. [Refer: Non-current assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 112<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_112_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_NetMovementInRegulatoryDeferralAccountBalancesRelatedToProfitOrLossDirectlyAssociatedWithDiscontinuedOperation">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of the net movement in regulatory deferral account balances related to profit or loss that are directly associated with a discontinued operation. [Refer: Net movement in regulatory deferral account balances related to profit or loss; Discontinued operations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 14<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 25<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=14&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_25&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NetMovementInRegulatoryDeferralAccountBalancesRelatedToProfitOrLossDirectlyAssociatedWithDiscontinuedOperation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 3<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B64<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=3&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B64_c&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dtr-types:percentItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The proportion of ownership interest in a subsidiary attributable to the entity. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 27<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=27&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17_b_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 27<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 16<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=27&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_16_b_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 19B<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_19B_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dtr-types:percentItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The proportion of the voting rights in a joint venture held by the entity. [Refer: Joint ventures [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 27<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 17<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=27&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_17_b_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 27<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 16<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=27&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_16_b_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 21<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause iv<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_21_a_iv&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dtr-types:percentItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionsForDoubtfulDebtsRelatedToOutstandingBalancesOfRelatedPartyTransaction">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of provisions for doubtful debts related to the amount of outstanding balances in related party transactions. [Refer: Provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 24<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 18<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=24&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_18_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProvisionsForDoubtfulDebtsRelatedToOutstandingBalancesOfRelatedPartyTransaction</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of reclassification adjustments related to exchange differences when the financial statements of foreign operations are translated, net of tax. Reclassification adjustments are amounts reclassified to profit (loss) in the current period that were recognised in other comprehensive income in the current or previous periods. [Refer: Other comprehensive income]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 21<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 48<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=21&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_48&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 92<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_92&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterest</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as of the acquisition date for fair value adjustment on PP&amp;amp;E acquired in a business combination.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Represents the amount of loss on pre-existing relationship.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LossOnPreExistingRelationship</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ReceivableFromCoalNetAssetsDiscontinuedOperations">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of receivable from coal net assets, discontinued operations.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ReceivableFromCoalNetAssetsDiscontinuedOperations</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<td class="num">(1,422)<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">386<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(487)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">10,238<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9,011<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill</a></td>
<td class="nump">10,238<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9,011<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis=ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember', window );">Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill, cost</a></td>
<td class="nump">12,089<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10,550<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis=ifrs-full_AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember', window );">Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AccumulatedAmortization', window );">Accumulated amortization</a></td>
<td class="num">(1,851)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,539)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=ifrs-full_GoodwillMember', window );">Goodwill [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,208<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,298<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="num">(19)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(90)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,189<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,208<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,189<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,208<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=ifrs-full_GoodwillMember', window );">Goodwill [member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill, cost</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,189<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,208<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=vale_IfrsConcessionsMember', window );">Ifrs Concessions [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">5,223<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,391<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill', window );">Additions</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,087<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">431<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill', window );">Disposals</a></td>
<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill', window );">Amortization</a></td>
<td class="num">(229)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(240)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill', window );">Acquisition of NLC</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,428<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ImpairmentBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,422)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">366<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(358)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">6,434<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,223<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill</a></td>
<td class="nump">6,434<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,223<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=vale_IfrsConcessionsMember', window );">Ifrs Concessions [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill, cost</a></td>
<td class="nump">7,808<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,332<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=vale_IfrsConcessionsMember', window );">Ifrs Concessions [Member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AccumulatedAmortization', window );">Accumulated amortization</a></td>
<td class="num">(1,374)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,109)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=ifrs-full_ComputerSoftwareMember', window );">Computer software [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">86<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">76<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill', window );">Additions</a></td>
<td class="nump">39<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">47<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill', window );">Amortization</a></td>
<td class="num">(43)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(35)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">87<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">86<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill</a></td>
<td class="nump">87<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">86<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=ifrs-full_ComputerSoftwareMember', window );">Computer software [member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill, cost</a></td>
<td class="nump">564<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">516<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=ifrs-full_ComputerSoftwareMember', window );">Computer software [member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AccumulatedAmortization', window );">Accumulated amortization</a></td>
<td class="num">(477)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(430)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=vale_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember', window );">Research And Development Project And Patents [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">494<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">531<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">34<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(37)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="nump">528<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">494<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill</a></td>
<td class="nump">528<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">494<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis=vale_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember', window );">Research And Development Project And Patents [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost', window );">Intangible assets and goodwill, cost</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 528<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 494<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase in intangible assets other than goodwill resulting from acquisitions through business combinations. [Refer: Business combinations [member]; Intangible assets other than goodwill]</p></div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">5 years<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill', window );">Useful life</a></td>
<td class="text">5 years<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Property, plant and equipment - Movements (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(221)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(192)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(562)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,669)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">886<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Accumulated depreciation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(33,403)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(31,295)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis=ifrs-full_DiscontinuedOperationsMember', window );">Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,089)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_LandAndBuildingsMember', window );">Land and buildings [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">8,137<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8,591<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Disposals</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(22)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense', window );">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(409)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(436)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Acquisition of NLC</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">235<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">56<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(11)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers to non-current assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(56)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">308<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(412)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">899<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">416<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">8,913<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8,137<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">8,913<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8,137<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_LandAndBuildingsMember', window );">Land and buildings [member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost', window );">Property, plant and equipment, cost</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">16,027<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14,937<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_LandAndBuildingsMember', window );">Land and buildings [member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Accumulated depreciation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(7,114)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(6,800)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_LandAndBuildingsMember', window );">Land and buildings [member] | Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(231)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=vale_FacilitiesMember', window );">Facilities [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">7,232<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,591<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Disposals</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(24)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(32)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense', window );">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(478)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(475)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Acquisition of NLC</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">140<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">34<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers to non-current assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(34)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">340<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(432)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">972<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">561<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">8,042<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,232<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">8,042<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,232<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=vale_FacilitiesMember', window );">Facilities [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost', window );">Property, plant and equipment, cost</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">12,819<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">11,560<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=vale_FacilitiesMember', window );">Facilities [Member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Accumulated depreciation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(4,777)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,328)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=vale_FacilitiesMember', window );">Facilities [Member] | Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(114)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_MachineryMember', window );">Machinery [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,743<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,933<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Disposals</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(19)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(69)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense', window );">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(700)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(664)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Acquisition of NLC</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">102<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">64<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(11)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers to non-current assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(64)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">102<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(130)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">858<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">669<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,984<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,743<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,984<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,743<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_MachineryMember', window );">Machinery [member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost', window );">Property, plant and equipment, cost</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">11,647<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10,770<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_MachineryMember', window );">Machinery [member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Accumulated depreciation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(6,663)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(6,027)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_MachineryMember', window );">Machinery [member] | Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(86)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember', window );">Tangible exploration and evaluation assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">7,742<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8,054<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Disposals</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments', window );">Assets retirement obligation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(562)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">57<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense', window );">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(436)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(450)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">39<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(21)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers to non-current assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(39)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(131)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(132)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">502<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">236<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">7,112<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,742<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">7,112<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,742<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember', window );">Tangible exploration and evaluation assets [member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost', window );">Property, plant and equipment, cost</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">16,405<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">17,036<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember', window );">Tangible exploration and evaluation assets [member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Accumulated depreciation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(9,293)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(9,294)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=vale_RailwayEquipmentMember', window );">Railway Equipment [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,334<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,523<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Disposals</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(9)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense', window );">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(160)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(166)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Acquisition of NLC</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">318<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">159<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(167)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">149<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">152<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,475<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,334<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,475<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,334<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=vale_RailwayEquipmentMember', window );">Railway Equipment [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost', window );">Property, plant and equipment, cost</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,099<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,717<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=vale_RailwayEquipmentMember', window );">Railway Equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Accumulated depreciation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(1,624)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,383)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=vale_RailwayEquipmentMember', window );">Railway Equipment [Member] | Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(317)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_RightofuseAssetsMember', window );">Right-of-use assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,537<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,563<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Additions (i)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">77<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">185<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense', window );">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(185)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(171)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Acquisition of NLC</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">33<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">26<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(27)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,455<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,537<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,455<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,537<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_RightofuseAssetsMember', window );">Right-of-use assets [member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost', window );">Property, plant and equipment, cost</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,120<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,014<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_RightofuseAssetsMember', window );">Right-of-use assets [member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Accumulated depreciation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(665)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(477)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_RightofuseAssetsMember', window );">Right-of-use assets [member] | Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(33)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember', window );">Other property, plant and equipment [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,484<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,495<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Disposals</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense', window );">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(301)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(264)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Acquisition of NLC</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">21<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers to non-current assets held for sale</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(21)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">43<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(99)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">408<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">365<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,632<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,484<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,632<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,484<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember', window );">Other property, plant and equipment [member] | Gross carrying amount [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">5,470<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,470<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost', window );">Property, plant and equipment, cost</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">5,899<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at end of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,470<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember', window );">Other property, plant and equipment [member] | Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Accumulated depreciation</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(3,267)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,986)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember', window );">Other property, plant and equipment [member] | Discontinued operations [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis=ifrs-full_ConstructionInProgressMember', window );">Construction in progress [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Balance at beginning of year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">7,722<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,398<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Additions (i)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">5,496<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,316<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Disposals</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(144)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Acquisition of NLC</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">92<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Impairment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(60)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">39<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(255)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(3,788)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,399)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">9,325<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,722<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">9,325<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,722<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 9,325<span></span>
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<td class="nump">7,722<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (304)<span></span>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The additions are mainly related to the expansion of the Voisey&#146;s Bay mine and the Salobo III
project, Sol do Cerrado (solar energy plant) and the execution of the Capanema project. It also includes capitalized interest.</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[2]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The Company recognized an impairment loss of US$<span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zpyckBFEEJEi" title="Impairment loss">882</span> related to NLC assets for the year ended December
31, 2021.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease in property, plant and equipment through classification as held for sale or inclusion in a disposal group classified as held for sale. [Refer: Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]; Property, plant and equipment; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of depreciation and amortisation expense. Depreciation and amortisation are the systematic allocations of depreciable amounts of assets over their useful lives.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease in property, plant and equipment resulting from disposals. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount recognised as a reduction of the carrying amount of an asset or cash-generating unit to its recoverable amount. [Refer: Carrying amount [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 36<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 130<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=36&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_130_d_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 36<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 130<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=36&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_130_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in property, plant and equipment resulting from net exchange differences arising on the translation of the financial statements from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment]</p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Property, plant and equipment - Right-of-use assets (Leases) (Details)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="1">12 Months Ended</th>
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<tr><th class="th">
<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
<div>USD ($)</div>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember', window );">Ports [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Beginning balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 680<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsToRightofuseAssets', window );">Additions and contract modifications</a></td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationRightofuseAssets', window );">Depreciation</a></td>
<td class="num">(54)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">8<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Ending balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">657<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Beginning balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">492<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationRightofuseAssets', window );">Depreciation</a></td>
<td class="num">(44)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Ending balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">453<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletizingPlantsMember', window );">Pelletizing Plants [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Beginning balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">215<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsToRightofuseAssets', window );">Additions and contract modifications</a></td>
<td class="nump">20<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationRightofuseAssets', window );">Depreciation</a></td>
<td class="num">(45)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Ending balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">204<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Beginning balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsToRightofuseAssets', window );">Additions and contract modifications</a></td>
<td class="nump">22<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationRightofuseAssets', window );">Depreciation</a></td>
<td class="num">(28)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Ending balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">87<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Beginning balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">49<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationRightofuseAssets', window );">Depreciation</a></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Ending balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">39<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember', window );">Mning Equipment And Locomotives [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Beginning balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsToRightofuseAssets', window );">Additions and contract modifications</a></td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationRightofuseAssets', window );">Depreciation</a></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Ending balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">15<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember', window );">Property, plant and equipment [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Beginning balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,537<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AdditionsToRightofuseAssets', window );">Additions and contract modifications</a></td>
<td class="nump">77<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DepreciationRightofuseAssets', window );">Depreciation</a></td>
<td class="num">(185)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">26<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets', window );">Ending balance</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,455<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of additions to right-of-use assets. [Refer: Right-of-use assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 16<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 53<br> -Subparagraph h<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=16&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_53_h&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of depreciation of right-of-use assets. [Refer: Depreciation and amortisation expense; Right-of-use assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 16<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 53<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=16&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_53_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of assets that represent a lessee's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. Underlying asset is an asset that is the subject of a lease, for which the right to use that asset has been provided by a lessor to a lessee.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 16<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 53<br> -Subparagraph j<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=16&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_53_j&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in right-of-use assets resulting from net exchange differences arising on the translation of the financial statements from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity.</p></div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Useful lives, property plant and equipment</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment', window );">Useful lives, property plant and equipment</a></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription', window );">Impairment testing results</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription', window );">Impairment testing results</a></td>
<td class="text">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognised.<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_IronOrePelletsMember', window );">Iron Ore Pellets [Member]</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,367<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,278<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription', window );">Impairment testing results</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.<span></span>
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<td class="text">FVLCD<span></span>
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<td class="text">FVLCD<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6.40%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.40%<span></span>
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<td class="text">2052<span></span>
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<td class="text">2051<span></span>
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<td class="text">A 29% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or a 51% reduction in reserves would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.<span></span>
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<td class="text">A 29% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or a 52% reduction in reserves would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">75<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">80<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RangeIronOreForecastedPrices', window );">Range iron ore forecasted prices</a></td>
<td class="nump">95<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">90<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,822<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,930<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption', window );">Measurement of recoverable value</a></td>
<td class="text">FVLCD<span></span>
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<td class="text">FVLCD<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections', window );">Period of cash flow projections</a></td>
<td class="text">2045<span></span>
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<td class="text">2045<span></span>
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<td class="text">A 23.7% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or an 8.4% reduction in volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.<span></span>
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<td class="text">A 27.9% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or an 10.1% reduction in volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_NickelOperationsMember', window );">Nickel Operations [Member] | Bottom of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.50%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3.20%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">21,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">17,000<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProductsAndServicesAxis=vale_NickelOperationsMember', window );">Nickel Operations [Member] | Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5.30%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3.80%<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_RangeIronOreForecastedPrices', window );">Range iron ore forecasted prices</a></td>
<td class="nump">24,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">19,000<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 528<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 494<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognised.<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption', window );">Measurement of recoverable value</a></td>
<td class="text">FVLCD<span></span>
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<td class="text">FVLCD<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6.40%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.40%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis', window );">Sensitivity of key assumptions</a></td>
<td class="text">A 77% reduction in in processing and beneficiating iron ore volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.<span></span>
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<td class="text">A 80% reduction in processing and beneficiating iron ore volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.<span></span>
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<td></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="nump">22<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">In March 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (&#147;FCA&#148;), the financial regulator in the
United Kingdom, announced the discontinuation of the LIBOR rate for all terms in pounds, euros, Swiss francs, yen and for terms of one
week and two months in dollars at the end of December 2021 and the other terms at the end of June 2023. Vale is in negotiations with
some financial institutions to replace the reference interest rate of its financial contracts from LIBOR to Secured Overnight Financing
Rate ("SOFR"), with spread adjustments to match the transaction costs. The Company does not expect material impacts on the cash flows
of these operations.</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cdi Tjlp Versus Usd Fixed And Floating Rate Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">394<span></span>
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<td class="num">(155)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(746)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(98)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(142)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(141)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Ipca Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">74<span></span>
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<td class="nump">28<span></span>
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<td class="num">(262)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">56<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(18)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(28)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">28<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Dollar Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">628<span></span>
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<td class="num">(20)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(160)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">164<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(79)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(49)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Libor Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">34<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">16<span></span>
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<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">46<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Bunker Oil Gasoil And Brent [Member] | Commodity price risk [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">127<span></span>
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<td class="num">(134)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">205<span></span>
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<td class="num">(206)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member] | Commodity price risk [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">18<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">10<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Other Options [Member] | Commodity price risk [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss', window );">Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(19)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">11<span></span>
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<td class="nump">61<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">68<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(8)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(262)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(132)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">292<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Commodity Contract For Nickel [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(277)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(67)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_HedgingInstrumentsAxis=vale_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember', window );">Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Palladium [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (70)<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">A substantial part of the balances is held with financial institutions in Brazil and, in local currency,
they are deemed investment grade<i>.</i></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gain (loss) recognised in profit or loss on hedge ineffectiveness. [Refer: Gain (loss) on hedge ineffectiveness]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 24C<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_24C_a_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 24C<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_24C_b_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td class="num">(51)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(6)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(50)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">320<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(37)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(88)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(53)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
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<td class="num">$ (63)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(78)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">56<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_IPCAMember', window );">I P C A [Member] | Later Than Two Year And There After [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(53)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Real Fixed Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">318<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (62)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow</a></td>
<td class="nump">37<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="nump">71<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">R$ 20,854<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">R$ 5,730<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7.48%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7.48%<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">$ 3,948<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,084<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativePayableInterestRate', window );">Average payable rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Real Fixed Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 107<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Real Fixed Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Later Than Two Year And There After [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">63<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Real Fixed Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">148<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember', window );">Forward contract [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow</a></td>
<td class="nump">127<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">13<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">R$ 6,013<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,342<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">5.39%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5.39%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember', window );">Forward contract [member] | Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 12<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember', window );">Forward contract [member] | Later Than Two Year And There After [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">400<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (66)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">84<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">119<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Derivative financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">66<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 215<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of financial liabilities classified as derivative instruments. [Refer: Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The measure of a potential loss exposure as a result of future market movements, based on a specified confidence interval and measurement horizon.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 41<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_41&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(189)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Interbank Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(83)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Interbank Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(123)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Interbank Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(162)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Interbank Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation 1 [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">430<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Brazilian Interbank Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation 1 [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">777<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(50)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(130)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(37)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(50)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(99)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(148)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk U S Interest Rate Inside Brazil Decrease [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(50)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk U S Interest Rate Inside Brazil Decrease [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(56)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk U S Interest Rate Inside Brazil Decrease [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(61)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(50)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(60)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(68)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">99<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">148<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(50)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Tjlp Interest Rate Decrease [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(56)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember', window );">Long Term Interest Rate Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap [Member] | Risk Tjlp Interest Rate Decrease [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(140)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(217)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk U S Interest Rate Inside Brazil Decrease [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk U S Interest Rate Inside Brazil Decrease [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(74)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk U S Interest Rate Inside Brazil Decrease [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(86)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(79)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(95)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember', window );">Ndice Nacional De Preos Ao Consumidor Amplo Versus U S Fixed Rate Swap Membe [Member] | Risk Brazilian Real Depreciation 1 [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">140<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">82<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(85)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(253)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">72<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">62<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember', window );">Forward contract [member] | Risk Brazilian Interest Rate Increase [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">65<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">48<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">85<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">253<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">45<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValuesAtRisk', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="nump">74<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember', window );">Bunker Oil Put Options Sold [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (51)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (2)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember', window );">Bunker Oil Put Options Sold [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(51)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember', window );">Bunker Oil Forwards Contract Bought [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">$ (1)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="nump">2,085<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">330<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">13,765<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Financial settlement inflows outflows</a></td>
<td class="num">$ (5)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember', window );">Bunker Oil Forwards Contract Bought [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValuesAtRisk', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ForwardFreightMember', window );">Forward Freight [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">22<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 6<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Financial settlement inflows outflows</a></td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValuesAtRisk', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="nump">57<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ForwardFreightMember', window );">Forward Freight [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValuesAtRisk', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="nump">22<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember', window );">Bunker Crude Oil Options [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember', window );">Bunker Crude Oil Options [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(183)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember', window );">Bunker Crude Oil Options [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(548)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember', window );">Protected Item Part Of Costs Linked To Fuel Oil Prices [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">183<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember', window );">Protected Item Part Of Costs Linked To Fuel Oil Prices [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">548<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ForwardsFrieghtMember', window );">Forwards Frieght [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ForwardsFrieghtMember', window );">Forwards Frieght [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ForwardsFrieghtMember', window );">Forwards Frieght [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(14)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember', window );">Protected Item Part Of Costs Linked To Bunker Oil Prices [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember', window );">Protected Item Part Of Costs Linked To Bunker Oil Prices [Member] | Risk Bunker Oil Price Decrease [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of financial liabilities classified as derivative instruments. [Refer: Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AverageStrikeRatePerTon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:decimalItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_NotionalAmountPerBarrel">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_NotionalAmountPerBarrel</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dtr-types:volumeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ValuesAtRisk">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ValuesAtRisk</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_srt_StatementScenarioAxis=vale_SensitivityScenarioIMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_StatementScenarioAxis=vale_SensitivityScenarioIMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_srt_StatementScenarioAxis=vale_SensitivityScenarioIiMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_StatementScenarioAxis=vale_SensitivityScenarioIiMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TypesOfRisksAxis=vale_RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=ifrs-full_ForwardContractMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="nump">11<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The measure of a potential loss exposure as a result of future market movements, based on a specified confidence interval and measurement horizon.</p></div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of financial liabilities classified as derivative instruments. [Refer: Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]</p></div>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (83)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (197)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (34)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember', window );">Fixed Price Sales Protection Nickel Forwards Bought [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">766<span></span>
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<td class="nump">342<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">21,214<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 7<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Financial settlement inflows outflows</a></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValueAtRisks', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember', window );">Fixed Price Sales Protection Nickel Forwards Bought [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 7<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember', window );">Hedge Program For Products Acquisition For Resale Nickel Forwards Sold [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">384<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,206<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">28,657<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (1)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (1)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Financial settlement inflows outflows</a></td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValueAtRisks', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember', window );">Hedge Program For Products Acquisition For Resale Nickel Forwards Sold [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValueAtRisks', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NickelForwardsMember', window );">Nickel Forwards [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow', window );">Financial settlement inflows outflows</a></td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValueAtRisks', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NickelForwardsMember', window );">Nickel Forwards [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValueAtRisks', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 6<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CallOptionSpcBroughtMember', window );">Call Option Spc Brought [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument', window );">Nominal amount of hedging instrument</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">137,751,623<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 13<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember', window );">Embedded Call Options Sold [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument', window );">Nominal amount of hedging instrument</a></td>
<td class="nump">746,667<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">729,571<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">233<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">$ (5)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (1)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValueAtRisks', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember', window );">Embedded Call Options Sold [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValueAtRisks', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CallOptionsMember', window );">Call Options [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 12<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ValueAtRisks', window );">Value at risk</a></td>
<td class="num">$ (5)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of financial liabilities classified as derivative instruments. [Refer: Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities</td>
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<tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The nominal amount of a hedging instrument. [Refer: Hedging instruments [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23B<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23B_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 24A<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_24A_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td>na</td>
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<tr>
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<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AverageStrikeRatePerTon</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:decimalItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ValueAtRisks">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ValueAtRisks</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NickelForwardsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_NickelForwardsMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CallOptionSpcBroughtMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CallOptionSpcBroughtMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CallOptionsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CallOptionsMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_ProtectedItemPartOfNickelRevenuesWithFixedPricesMember', window );">Protected Item Part Of Nickel Revenues With Fixed Prices [Member] | Risk Nickel Price Increase [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember', window );">Hedge Program For Products Acquisition For Resale Forwards [Member] | Risk Nickel Price Increase [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember', window );">Hedge Program For Products Acquisition For Resale Forwards [Member] | Risk Nickel Price Increase [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember', window );">Hedge Program For Products Acquisition For Resale Forwards [Member] | Risk Nickel Price Increase [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(6)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleProtectedItemMember', window );">Hedge Program For Products Acquisition For Resale Protected Item [Member] | Risk Nickel Price Increase [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleProtectedItemMember', window );">Hedge Program For Products Acquisition For Resale Protected Item [Member] | Risk Nickel Price Increase [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_EmbeddedDerivativesGasPurchaseMember', window );">Embedded Derivatives Gas Purchase [Member] | Risk Pellet Price Increase [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_EmbeddedDerivativesGasPurchaseMember', window );">Embedded Derivatives Gas Purchase [Member] | Risk Pellet Price Increase [Member] | Scenario I</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">(12)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_EmbeddedDerivativesGasPurchaseMember', window );">Embedded Derivatives Gas Purchase [Member] | Risk Pellet Price Increase [Member] | Sensitivity Scenario Ii [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DerivativeFinancialLiabilities', window );">Fair value of liabilities</a></td>
<td class="num">$ (22)<span></span>
</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of financial liabilities classified as derivative instruments. [Refer: Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_StatementScenarioAxis=vale_SensitivityScenarioIiMember</td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td class="num">$ (578)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (197)<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (34)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 15<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23B<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23B_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 24A<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_24A_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The measure of a potential loss exposure as a result of future market movements, based on a specified confidence interval and measurement horizon.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 41<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_41&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td>na</td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_AverageStrikeRatePerTon</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:decimalItemType</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td>na</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td>instant</td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_PalladiumRevenueHedgeProgramMember</td>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">77<span></span>
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<td class="nump">117<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">A substantial part of the balances is held with financial institutions in Brazil and, in local currency,
they are deemed investment grade<i>.</i></td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 15,930<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Non-current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,495<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,363<span></span>
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<td class="nump">10,953<span></span>
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<td class="nump">17,293<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">6,622<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6,991<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">17,791<span></span>
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<td class="nump">18,568<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilities', window );">Financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">24,413<span></span>
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<td class="nump">25,559<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember', window );">Cash And Cash Equivalents Current [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,736<span></span>
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<td class="nump">11,721<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_ShortTermInvestmentMember', window );">Short Term Investment [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">61<span></span>
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<td class="nump">184<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_DerivativesMember', window );">Derivatives [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">342<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">111<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Non-current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">196<span></span>
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<td class="nump">20<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">90<span></span>
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<td class="nump">243<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">186<span></span>
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<td class="nump">592<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_AccountsReceivableCurrentMember', window );">Accounts Receivable Current [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,319<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,914<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,215<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,220<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_RestrictedCashMember', window );">Restricted Cash [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Non-current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">77<span></span>
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<td class="nump">117<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember', window );">Investments In Equity Securities Noncurrent [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">7<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,461<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,475<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember', window );">Loans And Borrowings Current [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">489<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,204<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">12,223<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12,578<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">416<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">760<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,554<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,437<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember', window );">Other Financial Liabilities [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">400<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">393<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">766<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">916<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember', window );">Participative Stockholders Debentures Noncurrent [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,725<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,419<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_FinancialGuaranteesMember', window );">Financial Guarantees [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">103<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">542<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">5,274<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12,424<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Non-current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,292<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,337<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_FinancialAsset', window );">Financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">6,566<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">13,761<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">6,532<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,748<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">14,777<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14,015<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilities', window );">Financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">21,309<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">20,763<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Cash And Cash Equivalents Current [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,736<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">11,721<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Accounts Receivable Current [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">538<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">703<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Judicial Deposits [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Non-current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,215<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,220<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Restricted Cash [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Non-current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">77<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">117<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Suppliers And Contractors Current [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,461<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,475<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Loans And Borrowings Current [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">489<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,204<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">12,223<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12,578<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Government Grant [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">416<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">760<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,554<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,437<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Other Financial Liabilities [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">400<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">393<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=vale_LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember', window );">Amortized cost | Contract Liability [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">766<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">916<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember', window );">Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, category [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,184<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,506<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Non-current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">196<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">20<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_FinancialAsset', window );">Financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,380<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,526<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember', window );">Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, category [member] | Short Term Investment [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">61<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">184<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember', window );">Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, category [member] | Derivatives [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">342<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">111<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Non-current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">196<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">20<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember', window );">Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, category [member] | Accounts Receivable Current [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentFinancialAssets', window );">Total current financial assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,781<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,211<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember', window );">Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, category [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
<td class="nump">592<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,725<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities', window );">Non-current financial liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 103<span></span>
</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current financial assets. [Refer: Financial assets]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current financial liabilities. [Refer: Financial liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 25<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_25&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that are: (a) a contractual obligation: (i) to deliver cash or another financial asset to another entity; or (ii) to exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially unfavourable to the entity; or (b) a contract that will, or may be, settled in the entity&#8217;s own equity instruments and is: (i) a non-derivative for which the entity is, or may be, obliged to deliver a variable number of the entity&#8217;s own equity instruments; or (ii) a derivative that will, or may be, settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity&#8217;s own equity instruments. For this purpose, rights, options or warrants to acquire a fixed number of the entity&#8217;s own equity instruments for a fixed amount of any currency are equity instruments if the entity offers the rights, options or warrants pro rata to all of its existing owners of the same class of its own non-derivative equity instruments. Also, for those purposes the entity&#8217;s own equity instruments do not include puttable financial instruments that are classified as equity instruments in accordance with paragraphs 16A-16B of IAS 32, instruments that impose on the entity an obligation to deliver to another party a pro rata share of the net assets of the entity only on liquidation and are classified as equity instruments in accordance with paragraphs 16C-16D of IAS 32, or instruments that are contracts for the future receipt or delivery of the entity&#8217;s own equity instruments. As an exception, an instrument that meets the definition of a financial liability is classified as an equity instrument if it has all the features and meets the conditions in paragraphs 16A-16B or paragraphs 16C-16D of IAS 32. [Refer: Financial instruments, class [member]; Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current financial assets. [Refer: Financial assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 25<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_25&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current financial liabilities. [Refer: Financial liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 7<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 25<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=7&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_25&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td class="nump">3,104<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">276<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">103<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">538<span></span>
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<td class="nump">118<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gains (losses) excluding exchange differences, recognised in profit or loss, on the fair value measurement of assets. [Refer: At fair value [member]]</p></div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6,157<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MeasurementAxis=ifrs-full_GrossCarryingAmountMember', window );">Gross carrying amount [member] | Debentures [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">233<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,391<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">91<span></span>
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<td class="nump">117<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Borrowings', window );">Loans and financing</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">6,253<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Borrowings', window );">Loans and financing</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 225<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 387<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">srt_CurrencyAxis=vale_CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TypesOfInterestRatesAxis=vale_BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BondMember</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_DebenturesMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<th class="th">
<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
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<th class="th">
<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2021 </div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (716)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">$ (1,565)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<th class="th" colspan="6">6 Months Ended</th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Jun. 30, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Jun. 30, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Jun. 30, 2020</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2019</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">Apr.  01,  2022<span></span>
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<td class="text">Oct.  01,  2021<span></span>
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<td class="text">Oct.  01,  2020<span></span>
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<td class="text">Apr.  01,  2020<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 137<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 234<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 225<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 193<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 79<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 104<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 371<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 418<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 183<span></span>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
<div>shares</div>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Jul. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2019</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 11,181<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,531<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,602<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12,712<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13,782<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,736<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">11,721<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 13,487<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 7,350<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">61<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">184<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 7,915<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,200<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,877<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Substantially comprises investments in exclusive investment fund, whose portfolio is composed of committed transactions and Financial
Treasury Bills (&#147;LFTs&#148;), which are floating-rate securities issued by the Brazilian government.</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Total debt (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="1">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 10,874<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 11,150<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">307<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,030<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 147<span></span>
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<td class="nump">158<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text">6.00%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross', window );">Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 6,157<span></span>
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<td class="nump">7,448<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1],[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">10.09%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross', window );">Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 186<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">201<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross', window );">Current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">47<span></span>
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<td class="nump">186<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross', window );">Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross</a></td>
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<td class="nump">4,212<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,136<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross', window );">Current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">54<span></span>
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<td class="nump">479<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross', window );">Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 9<span></span>
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<td class="nump">10<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross', window );">Current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">77<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageInterestRates', window );">Average interest rate</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1],[3]</sup></td>
<td class="text">10.62%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross', window );">Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[3]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 232<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">259<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross', window );">Current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[3]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 46<span></span>
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<td class="nump">95<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis=vale_DebtContractBrazilMember', window );">Debt Contract Brazil [Member] | Fixed interest rate [member] | Brazil, Brazil Real</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageInterestRates', window );">Average interest rate</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1],[3]</sup></td>
<td class="text">3.04%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross', window );">Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[3]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross', window );">Current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[3]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_BorrowingsByNameAxis=vale_DebtContractBrazilMember', window );">Debt Contract Brazil [Member] | Fixed interest rate [member] | Currencies Other Than U S Dollar And Brazilian Real [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LongtermBorrowingsGross', window );">Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">78<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">95<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 11<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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<tr class="rh">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">In order to determine the average interest rate for debt contracts with floating rates, the Company used the rate applicable at December
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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The Company entered into derivatives to mitigate the exposure to cash flow variations of all floating rate debt contracted in Brazil,
resulting in an average cost of 3.59% per year in US$.</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Debt payments (Details)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="2">
<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
<div>USD ($)</div>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="nump">$ 11,034<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings', window );">Estimated future interest payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">6,406<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=vale_NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember', window );">2023</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows', window );">Principal</a></td>
<td class="nump">160<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings', window );">Estimated future interest payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">674<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=vale_FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember', window );">2024</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows', window );">Principal</a></td>
<td class="nump">611<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings', window );">Estimated future interest payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">662<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=vale_SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember', window );">2025</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows', window );">Principal</a></td>
<td class="nump">452<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings', window );">Estimated future interest payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">637<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=vale_ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember', window );">2026</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows', window );">Principal</a></td>
<td class="nump">847<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings', window );">Estimated future interest payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">609<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=vale_FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember', window );">2027</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows', window );">Principal</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,696<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings', window );">Estimated future interest payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">501<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=vale_LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember', window );">Between 2028 and 2030</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows', window );">Principal</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,825<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings', window );">Estimated future interest payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,267<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=vale_LaterThanNineYearsMember', window );">2031 onwards</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows', window );">Principal</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,443<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings', window );">Estimated future interest payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,056<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Based on interest rate curves and foreign exchange rates applicable as at December 31, 2022 and considering
that the payments of principal will be made on their contracted payments dates. The amount includes the estimated interest not yet accrued
and the interest already recognized in the financial statements.</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Lease liabilities (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,602<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities', window );">Additions and contact modifications</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">77<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(224)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability', window );">Interest</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">65<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(17)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">28<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, ending</a></td>
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<td class="nump">1,531<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13,891<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 15,198<span></span>
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<td class="nump">35,645<span></span>
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<td class="nump">38,938<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,531<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,602<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentLiabilities', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">182<span></span>
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<td class="nump">174<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentLiabilities', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,349<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,428<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, beginning</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">713<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities', window );">Payment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(69)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability', window );">Interest</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">29<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(17)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">11<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, ending</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">690<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">690<span></span>
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<td class="nump">713<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, beginning</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">489<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities', window );">Payment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability', window );">Interest</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, ending</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">441<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">441<span></span>
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<td class="nump">489<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, beginning</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">225<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">20<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities', window );">Payment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(47)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">11<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">13<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, ending</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">222<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">222<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">225<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">103<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">22<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities', window );">Payment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(32)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability', window );">Interest</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, ending</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">105<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">105<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">103<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, beginning</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">59<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities', window );">Payment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability', window );">Interest</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, ending</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">52<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">52<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">59<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember', window );">Mning Equipment And Locomotives [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, beginning</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">13<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities', window );">Additions and contact modifications</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities', window );">Payment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(6)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability', window );">Interest</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities, ending</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">21<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities', window );">Lease liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 21<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 13<span></span>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The total amount of the variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities, which have been recognized straight
to the income statement, for the year ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was US$367, US$395 and US$63, respectively.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Expiry date 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
Effective 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have the right at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that do not meet the definition of current liabilities. [Refer: Current liabilities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of increase in lease liabilities from additions and contact modifications.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of Interest Expense On Lease Liability</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of Payments Of Lease Liabilities</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Amount of Transfer To Held For Sale</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TransferToHeldForSale</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in lease liabilities resulting from net exchange differences arising on the translation of the financial statements from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis=ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilitiesMember</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<th class="th" colspan="1">12 Months Ended</th>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">229<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=ifrs-full_LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember', window );">Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">205<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=ifrs-full_LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember', window );">Later than two years and not later than three years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">191<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=ifrs-full_LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember', window );">Later than three years and not later than four years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">145<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_MaturityAxis=vale_LaterThanFourYearsMember', window );">2027 onwards</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,172<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember', window );">Ports [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember', window );">Ports [Member] | Bottom of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember', window );">Ports [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 66<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember', window );">Ports [Member] | Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">66<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember', window );">Ports [Member] | Later than two years and not later than three years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">65<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember', window );">Ports [Member] | Later than three years and not later than four years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">53<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PortsMember', window );">Ports [Member] | 2027 onwards</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">700<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 527<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member] | Bottom of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">2 years<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">3.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member] | Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">10 years<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">4.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 62<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member] | Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">60<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member] | Later than two years and not later than three years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">59<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member] | Later than three years and not later than four years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">54<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_ShipsMember', window );">Ships [member] | 2027 onwards</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">292<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember', window );">Pellets plants</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 255<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember', window );">Pellets plants | Bottom of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">1 year<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">2.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember', window );">Pellets plants | Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">10 years<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">5.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember', window );">Pellets plants | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 53<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember', window );">Pellets plants | Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">44<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember', window );">Pellets plants | Later than two years and not later than three years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">42<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember', window );">Pellets plants | Later than three years and not later than four years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">15<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PelletsPlantsMember', window );">Pellets plants | 2027 onwards</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">101<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 121<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member] | Bottom of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">1 year<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">2.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member] | Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">7 years<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 36<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member] | Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member] | Later than two years and not later than three years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">15<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member] | Later than three years and not later than four years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_PropertiesMember', window );">Properties [Member] | 2027 onwards</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">31<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 66<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member] | Bottom of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">1 year<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">5.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member] | Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">7 years<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 6<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member] | Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member] | Later than two years and not later than three years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member] | Later than three years and not later than four years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_EnergyPlantsMember', window );">Energy Plants [Member] | 2027 onwards</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">45<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MiningEquipmentMember', window );">Mining Equipment [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 23<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MiningEquipmentMember', window );">Mining Equipment [Member] | Bottom of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">1 year<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">2.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MiningEquipmentMember', window );">Mining Equipment [Member] | Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AverageRemainingTerm', window );">Average Remaining Term</a></td>
<td class="text">5 years<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DiscountRate', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MiningEquipmentMember', window );">Mining Equipment [Member] | Not later than one year [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 6<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MiningEquipmentMember', window );">Mining Equipment [Member] | Later than one year and not later than two years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MiningEquipmentMember', window );">Mining Equipment [Member] | Later than two years and not later than three years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MiningEquipmentMember', window );">Mining Equipment [Member] | Later than three years and not later than four years [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">4<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=vale_MiningEquipmentMember', window );">Mining Equipment [Member] | 2027 onwards</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments', window );">Annual minimum payments</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 3<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<span style="display: none;">v3.23.1</span><table class="report" border="0" cellspacing="2" id="idm139941552215472">
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Brumadinho dam failure (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="2">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 3,537<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions', window );">Monetary and present value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="nump">165<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(1,093)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">303<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,312<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 3,537<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NewProvisionsOtherProvisions', window );">Operating expense</a></td>
<td class="nump">400<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">944<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,156<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,368<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,381<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,312<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,537<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ExpenseIncurredInConnectionWithDamFailureInBrumadinhoEvent', window );">Expense incurred in relation to Brumadinho event</a></td>
<td class="nump">620<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">650<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember', window );">Global Settlement for Brumadinho</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,984<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions', window );">Monetary and present value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="nump">175<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(904)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">271<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,526<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,984<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,526<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,984<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections', window );">Discount rate</a></td>
<td class="nump">9.08%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8.08%<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember', window );">Global Settlement for Brumadinho | Payment Obligations [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,427<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions', window );">Monetary and present value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="nump">113<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(795)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">137<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">882<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,427<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">882<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,427<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember', window );">Global Settlement for Brumadinho | Provision For Socio Economic Reparation And Others [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">852<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions', window );">Monetary and present value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(72)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">867<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">852<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">867<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">852<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember', window );">Global Settlement for Brumadinho | Provision For Social And Environmental Reparation [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">705<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions', window );">Monetary and present value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="nump">59<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(37)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">50<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">777<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">705<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">777<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">705<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_CommitmentMember', window );">Commitment [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">553<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions', window );">Monetary and present value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(189)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">32<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">786<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">553<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NewProvisionsOtherProvisions', window );">Operating expense</a></td>
<td class="nump">400<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">786<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">553<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_CommitmentMember', window );">Commitment [Member] | Tailings Containment And Geotechnical Safety [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">318<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions', window );">Monetary and present value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(80)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">559<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">318<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">318<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="nump">97<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of provisions other than provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Provisions]</p></div>
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<td>duration</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_PaymentObligationsMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_IndividualIndemnificationMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_OtherCommitmentsMember</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td></td>
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<td class="nump">R$ 1,800<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures - Changes on the provisions (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">244<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(338)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,321<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,112<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13,891<span></span>
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<td class="nump">15,198<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13,891<span></span>
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<td class="nump">35,645<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">38,938<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">35,645<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">$ 49,536<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 54,136<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 49,536<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="nump">6.20%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5.48%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6.20%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_RangeAxis=ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember', window );">Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">9.51%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8.79%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9.51%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,911<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,785<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,911<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">1,410<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,327<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,410<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">3,321<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,112<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,321<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">2,910<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability', window );">Income statement</a></td>
<td class="nump">110<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">243<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="num">(338)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax', window );">Translation adjustments</a></td>
<td class="nump">199<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities', window );">Liabilities, ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,124<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,910<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,124<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember', window );">De Characterization Of The Germanod Dam [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities', window );">Liabilities, beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">202<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability', window );">Income statement</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(21)<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition', window );">Monetary and present value adjustments</a></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax', window );">Translation adjustments</a></td>
<td class="nump">15<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities', window );">Liabilities, ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 197<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 202<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 197<span></span>
</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The discount rate used as the significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Defined benefit obligation, at present value; Actuarial assumptions [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 144<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_144&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Expiry date 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
Effective 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have the right at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The gains (losses) representing the difference resulting from the restatement of non-monetary assets, owners' equity and items in the statement of comprehensive income and the adjustment of index linked assets and liabilities in hyperinflationary reporting.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that do not meet the definition of current liabilities. [Refer: Current liabilities]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">67,082<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">89,442<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13,891<span></span>
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<td class="nump">15,198<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">38,938<span></span>
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<td class="nump">54,136<span></span>
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<td class="nump">18,870<span></span>
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<td class="nump">22,468<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,531<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentAssets', window );">Current assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">454<span></span>
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<td class="nump">561<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,748<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,921<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">3,202<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,482<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">10,808<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10,902<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">7,401<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,040<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">18,209<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">17,942<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherReserves', window );">Negative reserves</a></td>
<td class="num">(15,007)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(14,460)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProfitLoss', window );">Net income (loss) for the year ended</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 11<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (3,208)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of assets that the entity (a) expects to realise or intends to sell or consume in its normal operating cycle; (b) holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) expects to realise within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) classifies as cash or cash equivalents (as defined in IAS 7) unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. [Refer: Assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_i&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 66<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_66&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Expiry date 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
Effective 2023-01-01: The amount of liabilities that: (a) the entity expects to settle in its normal operating cycle; (b) the entity holds primarily for the purpose of trading; (c) are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or (d) the entity does not have the right at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_iii&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 69<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_69&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 28<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_28_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 8<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 23<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=8&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_23&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_Liabilities</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of assets that do not meet the definition of current assets. [Refer: Current assets]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_ii&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 66<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_66&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities that do not meet the definition of current liabilities. [Refer: Current liabilities]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause iv<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_iv&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B10<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B10_b&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 69<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_69&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A component of equity representing reserves within equity, not including retained earnings. [Refer: Retained earnings]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherReserves</td>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Provision for de-characterization of dam structures and asset retirement obligations - De-characterization of dam structures located in Brazil (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="2">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">27<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 129<span></span>
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<td class="num">(127)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(145)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">303<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,312<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,537<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,036<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,045<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisions', window );">Non-current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,446<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,419<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,312<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,537<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis=vale_DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember', window );">De-characterization of dam structures located in Brazil</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the beginning</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,523<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,289<span></span>
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<td class="nump">72<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,725<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision', window );">Disbursements</a></td>
<td class="num">(349)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(338)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions', window );">Present value valuation</a></td>
<td class="num">(121)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(36)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">253<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(117)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Balance at the ending</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,378<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,523<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">357<span></span>
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<td class="nump">451<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,021<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,072<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions', window );">Liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 3,378<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3,523<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Provision for de-characterization of dam structures and asset retirement obligations - Asset retirement obligations and environmental obligations (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3,537<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,803<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,580<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,522<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,788<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,398<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5.48%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,096<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,119<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,727<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1.11%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,148<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,151<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 114<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3.90%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3.03%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.33%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.20%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,061<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.00%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_OthersProvisions</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of flow duration for provisions.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_CanadaMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_OmanMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_IndonesiaMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_RangeAxis=ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_RangeAxis=ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_OtherRegionsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=vale_OtherRegionsMember</td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,580<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,522<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">27<span></span>
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<td class="nump">129<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(127)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(145)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(600)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">227<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(51)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(50)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(26)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(103)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,803<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,580<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentProvision', window );">[custom:CurrentProvision-0]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">304<span></span>
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<td class="nump">170<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,499<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,410<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,803<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,580<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OthersProvisions', window );">[custom:OthersProvisions-1]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4,283<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,220<span></span>
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<td class="nump">20<span></span>
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<td class="nump">110<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(101)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(88)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(646)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">178<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(49)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(50)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision', window );">[custom:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(41)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(87)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OthersProvisions', window );">[custom:OthersProvisions-2]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,466<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,283<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentProvision', window );">[custom:CurrentProvision-0]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">210<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">72<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,256<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,466<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">297<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">302<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(26)<span></span>
</td>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">46<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">49<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions', window );">Increase (decrease) through transfers and other changes, other provisions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision', window );">[custom:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">15<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(16)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OthersProvisions', window );">[custom:OthersProvisions-2]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">337<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">297<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CurrentProvision', window );">[custom:CurrentProvision-0]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">94<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">98<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProvisionNoncurrent', window );">[custom:ProvisionNoncurrent-0]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">243<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">199<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_Liability', window );">[custom:Liability-0]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 337<span></span>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Among other factors, includes the reduction in liability of US$870, due to the update in the discount rate of the asset retirement obligation
in Canada, which increased from 0.00% to 1.11% for the year ended December 31, 2022.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of additional other provisions made. [Refer: Other provisions]</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in other provisions resulting from transfers and changes that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Other provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 37<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 84<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=37&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_84&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_CurrentProvision</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_Liability">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_Liability</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_OthersProvisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_OthersProvisions</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_ProvisionNoncurrent">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProvisionUsedOtherProvision</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td>duration</td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=ifrs-full_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=ifrs-full_ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=ifrs-full_OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=ifrs-full_OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,045<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,446<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,419<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">106<span></span>
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<td class="nump">93<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,186<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,012<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember', window );">Employee postretirement obligations (note 29)</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">66<span></span>
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<td class="nump">99<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,260<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,533<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 864<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">816<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=ifrs-full_OnerousContractsProvisionMember', window );">Onerous contracts provision [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions', window );">Current liabilities</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">37<span></span>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Litigations - Changes (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="2">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,093)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3,537<span></span>
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</td>
<td class="nump">1,045<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,446<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,419<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">456<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">485<span></span>
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<td class="nump">40<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4<span></span>
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<td class="num">(40)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">89<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
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<td class="nump">25<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">7<span></span>
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<td class="nump">14<span></span>
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<td class="nump">14<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,105<span></span>
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<td class="nump">153<span></span>
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<td class="nump">98<span></span>
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<td class="num">(164)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(94)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">134<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">87<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">10<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
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</td>
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<td class="nump">93<span></span>
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<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,292<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase in other provisions resulting from acquisitions through business combinations. [Refer: Business combinations [member]; Other provisions]</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current provisions, including provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph l<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_l&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CurrentProvisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease in other provisions resulting from the loss of control of a subsidiary. [Refer: Other provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 37<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 84<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=37&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_84&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughTransferToLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOtherProvisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease in other provisions resulting from the transfer of those provisions to liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale. [Refer: Other provisions; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 37<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 84<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=37&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_84&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_DecreaseThroughTransferToLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOtherProvisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in other provisions resulting from a change in discount rate. [Refer: Other provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 37<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 84<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=37&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_84_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in other provisions resulting from foreign currency exchange rate changes on provisions measured in a currency different from the entity's presentation currency. [Refer: Other provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 37<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 84<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=37&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_84&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current provisions, including provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph l<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_l&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_OtherProvisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of provisions other than provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 37<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 84<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=37&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_84_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_OtherProvisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount used (ie incurred and charged against the provision) for other provisions. [Refer: Other provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 37<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 84<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=37&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_84_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_Provisions">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of liabilities of uncertain timing or amount, including provisions for employee benefits.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 54<br> -Subparagraph l<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_54_l&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_Provisions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
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<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_vale_UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_TaxLitigationMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_TaxLitigationMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_CivilLitigationMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_CivilLitigationMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_LaborLitigationMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_LaborLitigationMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_EnvironmentalLitigationMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_EnvironmentalLitigationMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,503<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">569<span></span>
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<td class="nump">516<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 9,531<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 8,150<span></span>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">22<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2021 </div>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 498<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 402<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">113<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 590<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">12,000<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_CfemRelatedProceedingsMember', window );">Cfem Related Proceedings [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,831<span></span>
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<td class="nump">9,555<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,594<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 8,893<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,720<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8,975<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,016<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,667<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">626<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,268<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">526<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,935<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,910<span></span>
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<td class="nump">524<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,923<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 2,735<span></span>
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<td class="nump">287<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,604<span></span>
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<td class="nump">50.00%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 2,249<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 345<span></span>
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<td class="nump">R$ 1,925<span></span>
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<td>duration</td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee</td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<td>na</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IndemnificationPayment</td>
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<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LegalProceedingsReserved</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<td></td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember</td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfProvisionsAxis=vale_TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember</td>
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<th class="th" colspan="2"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="nump">$ 919<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">58<span></span>
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<td class="nump">46<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,114<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">876<span></span>
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<td class="nump">864<span></span>
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<td class="nump">83<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">58<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">54<span></span>
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<td class="num">(62)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">924<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,833<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,105<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Service costs</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">45<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest costs</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">325<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">196<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Benefits paid</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(534)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(235)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(784)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(330)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(208)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,252<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">295<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">5,142<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">2,833<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] | Country of domicile [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Service costs</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,983<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">4,632<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Service costs</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">40<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">68<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest costs</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">39<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">122<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Benefits paid</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(58)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(257)<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Participant contributions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(30)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(31)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(109)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(246)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(3,252)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(295)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">608<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,983<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,427<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1,733<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Service costs</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">13<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest costs</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">60<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">33<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Benefits paid</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(57)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(56)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(343)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(261)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(24)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(23)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(19)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,057<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,427<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The pension plan asset is recorded as &#147;Other non-current assets&#148; in the balance sheet.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease (increase) in a net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from actuarial gains (losses) arising from changes in financial assumptions that result in remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability (asset). Financial assumptions deal with items such as: (a) the discount rate; (b) benefit levels, excluding any cost of the benefits to be met by employees, and future salary; (c) in the case of medical benefits, future medical costs, including claim handling costs (ie the costs that will be incurred in processing and resolving claims, including legal and adjuster's fees); and (d) taxes payable by the plan on contributions relating to service before the reporting date or on benefits resulting from that service. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from contributions to a defined benefit plan by plan participants. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset); Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from employee service in the current period. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)]</p></div>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 141<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_141_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from the passage of time. [Refer: Interest expense; Net defined benefit liability (asset)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 141<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_141_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 140<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_140_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from payments from the plan. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 141<br> -Subparagraph g<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_141_g&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">412<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">253<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">45<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">29<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Benefits paid</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(534)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(235)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(752)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(269)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">44<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(276)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,373<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">281<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">6,340<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,752<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,779<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,992<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest income</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">102<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Employer contributions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">40<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Benefits paid</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(58)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(257)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(31)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">181<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(9)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Transfers</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(3,373)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(281)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">339<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,779<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Plan assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Employer contributions</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">57<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">56<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Benefits paid</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(57)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(56)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The pension plan asset is recorded as &#147;Other non-current assets&#148; in the balance sheet.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease (increase) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from contributions to a defined benefit plan by the employer. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset); Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from the passage of time. [Refer: Interest expense; Net defined benefit liability (asset)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from payments from the plan. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in interest income or expense. The return on plan assets is interest, dividends and other revenue derived from the plan assets, together with realised and unrealised gains or losses on the plan assets, less any costs of managing plan assets and less any tax payable by the plan itself, other than tax included in the actuarial assumptions used to measure the present value of the defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Plan assets [member]; Net defined benefit liability (asset); Actuarial assumptions [member]; Increase (decrease) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from interest expense (income)]</p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Employee benefits - Reconciliation of net liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th" colspan="2"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 919<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 864<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest income</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">58<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling', window );">Changes on asset ceiling</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">65<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">60<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">46<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(63)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,114<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="nump">84<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,833<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,105<span></span>
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<td class="nump">325<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">196<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5<span></span>
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<td class="num">(208)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">5,142<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,752<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,969<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest income</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">412<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">253<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">44<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(276)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">6,340<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">6,340<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,752<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(1,114)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(919)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Present Value Of Defined Benefit Obligations [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(5,142)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(2,833)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">876<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">864<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest income</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">83<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">58<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling', window );">Changes on asset ceiling</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(89)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">16<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">54<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(62)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">924<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">876<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(2,634)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(2,572)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Plan assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,558<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,448<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Effect of asset ceiling [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(924)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(876)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">44<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest income</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling', window );">Changes on asset ceiling</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">160<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">44<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">190<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">44<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Non-current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">84<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(2,508)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(261)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member] | Plan assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">2,782<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">305<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member] | Effect of asset ceiling [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(190)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(44)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(269)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(204)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits', window );">Current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(47)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Non-current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(259)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(157)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(269)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(204)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,983<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">4,632<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest income</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">39<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">122<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">608<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,983<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Plan assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,779<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,992<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest income</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">102<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(9)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">339<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,779<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">339<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,779<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Present Value Of Defined Benefit Obligations [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(608)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(3,983)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(145)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(143)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits', window );">Current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(40)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits', window );">Non-current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(142)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(103)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits', window );">Provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(145)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(143)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(246)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(237)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Plan assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">101<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">94<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(124)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(61)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits', window );">Current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Non-current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(117)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(54)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(124)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(61)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(362)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(3,746)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member] | Plan assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">238<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">3,685<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(1,057)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(1,428)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits', window );">Current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(56)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(52)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Non-current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(1,001)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(1,376)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(1,057)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(1,428)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,427<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1,733<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Interest income</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">60<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">33<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(24)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(23)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,057<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">1,427<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Plan assets [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Present Value Of Defined Benefit Obligations [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(1,057)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(1,428)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Country of domicile [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(321)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(301)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(16)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(305)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(296)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits', window );">Provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(321)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(301)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(321)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(301)<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Foreign countries [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(736)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(1,127)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(40)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(47)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Non-current provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(696)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(1,080)<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit', window );">Provisions for employee benefits</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(736)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">(1,127)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Foreign countries [member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan', window );">Net defined benefit liability (asset)</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">$ (736)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="num">$ (1,127)<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The pension plan asset is recorded as &#147;Other non-current assets&#148; in the balance sheet.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of current provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Provisions for employee benefits]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from the gain (loss) on changes in the effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling, excluding amounts included in interest income or expense. [Refer: Interest income (expense); Net defined benefit liability (asset); Increase (decrease) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from interest expense (income)]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 140<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_140_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of non-current provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Provisions for employee benefits]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Employee benefits expense; Provisions]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td class="nump">33<span></span>
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<td class="nump">64<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="num">(93)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(101)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(173)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxEffectOfChangesActuarialAssumptionsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Effect of changes actuarial assumptions</a></td>
<td class="nump">784<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">330<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(118)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(752)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(269)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(114)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxChangeOfAssetCeilingAndLiabilitiesOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Change of asset ceiling</a></td>
<td class="num">(65)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(60)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">278<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxOthersLossGainsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">&#160;Total</a></td>
<td class="num">(36)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">46<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">12<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="num">(24)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">31<span></span>
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<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">41<span></span>
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<td class="num">(124)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(93)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(101)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Balance at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="num">(92)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(400)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(459)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxEffectOfChangesActuarialAssumptionsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Effect of changes actuarial assumptions</a></td>
<td class="nump">109<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">246<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(271)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxReturnOnPlanAssetsExcludingInterestIncomeOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)</a></td>
<td class="num">(31)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">181<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">305<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxChangeOfAssetCeilingAndLiabilitiesOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Change of asset ceiling</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxOthersLossGainsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">&#160;Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">78<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">430<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">43<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="num">(26)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(130)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(12)<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rou">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Others comprehensive income</a></td>
<td class="nump">52<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">300<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">31<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentsDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Translation adjustments</a></td>
<td class="num">(5)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">28<span></span>
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<td class="num">(45)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(92)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(400)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Balance at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="num">(172)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(363)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(238)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxEffectOfChangesActuarialAssumptionsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Effect of changes actuarial assumptions</a></td>
<td class="nump">343<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">261<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(243)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxReturnOnPlanAssetsExcludingInterestIncomeOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxChangeOfAssetCeilingAndLiabilitiesOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Change of asset ceiling</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxOthersLossGainsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">11<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">&#160;Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">343<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">257<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(232)<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncomeTaxRelatingToRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlansOfOtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Deferred income tax</a></td>
<td class="num">(102)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(83)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
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<td class="nump">241<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">174<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(150)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TranslationAdjustmentsDefinedBenefitPlans', window );">Translation adjustments</a></td>
<td class="num">(7)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">$ 62<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (172)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">$ (363)<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income tax relating to amounts recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to remeasurements of defined benefit plans. [Refer: Other comprehensive income; Reserve of remeasurements of defined benefit plans; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income and expense (including reclassification adjustments) that is not recognised in profit or loss as required or permitted by IFRSs. [Refer: IFRSs [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of other comprehensive income, before tax, related to gains (losses) on remeasurements of defined benefit plans, which comprise actuarial gains and losses; the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset); and any change in the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset). [Refer: Other comprehensive income; Defined benefit plans [member]; Plan assets [member]; Net defined benefit liability (asset)] [Contrast: Decrease (increase) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from gain (loss) on remeasurement in other comprehensive income]</p></div>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">3.50%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3.25%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">3.50%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Top of range [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates', window );">Actuarial assumption of discount rates</a></td>
<td class="nump">9.88%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8.82%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome', window );">Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income</a></td>
<td class="nump">9.88%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">8.82%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">5.36%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5.32%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">4.02%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates', window );">Actuarial assumption of discount rates</a></td>
<td class="nump">5.10%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome', window );">Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income</a></td>
<td class="nump">2.84%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">3.23%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">3.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation</a></td>
<td class="nump">2.06%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member] | Actuarial assumption of discount rates [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption', window );">Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,244<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption', window );">Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.11%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption', window );">Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,799<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption', window );">Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">4.11%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates', window );">Actuarial assumption of discount rates</a></td>
<td class="nump">10.66%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10.25%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome', window );">Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income</a></td>
<td class="nump">10.66%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10.25%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.86%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7.50%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.86%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7.50%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation</a></td>
<td class="nump">4.25%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Actuarial assumption of discount rates [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption', window );">Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 237<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption', window );">Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">11.66%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption', window );">Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 257<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption', window );">Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">9.66%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates', window );">Actuarial assumption of discount rates</a></td>
<td class="nump">5.10%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2.84%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome', window );">Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income</a></td>
<td class="nump">2.84%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2.62%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">3.23%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3.28%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases</a></td>
<td class="nump">3.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3.00%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation</a></td>
<td class="nump">2.06%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2.10%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Foreign countries [member] | Actuarial assumption of discount rates [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption', window );">Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 322<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption', window );">Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.11%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption', window );">Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 403<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption', window );">Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">4.11%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Country of domicile [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates', window );">Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.35%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6.35%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates', window );">Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates</a></td>
<td class="nump">6.35%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6.35%<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation', window );">Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation</a></td>
<td class="nump">3.50%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OtherBenefitsMember', window );">Other Benefits [Member] | Country of domicile [member] | Actuarial assumption of discount rates [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption', window );">Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 413<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption', window );">Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption</a></td>
<td class="nump">10.86%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">9.81%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">8.68%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">9.90%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">$ 649<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6.14%<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 832<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4.14%<span></span>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,115<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">254<span></span>
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<td class="nump">91<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">293<span></span>
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<td class="nump">212<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">128<span></span>
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<td class="nump">106<span></span>
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<td class="nump">8,062<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5,301<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="num">(1,722)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,549)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">6,340<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3,752<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">368<span></span>
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<td class="nump">75<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,789<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,042<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,173<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,085<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Equity investments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">456<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">452<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Ifrs Private Equity Funds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">428<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">232<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Ifrs Real Estate Funds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">55<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">231<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,410<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">379<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Loans to corporate entities [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">367<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">74<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Governmental Bonds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">435<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Fixed Income [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">133<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">175<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Equity investments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Ifrs Private Equity Funds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">188<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">129<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Equity securities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,115<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">23<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">91<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">5,988<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,496<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Loans to corporate entities [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Governmental Bonds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3,354<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,042<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Fixed Income [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,040<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,910<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Equity investments [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">455<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">452<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 3 of fair value hierarchy [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">293<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">212<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">128<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">106<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">664<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">426<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">240<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">103<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_OverfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 3 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Ifrs Real Estate Funds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Financial investments not related to coverage of overfunded pension plans. Funds are related to the Company&#180;s unconsolidated entities
and former employees.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount cash and cash equivalents contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Cash and cash equivalents; Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 142<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_142_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount instruments representing debt (rather than equity) contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 142<br> -Subparagraph c<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_142_c&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount instruments representing equity (rather than debt) contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 142<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_142_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount investment funds contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]; Investment funds [member]]</p></div>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The fair value of defined benefit plan assets. Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund and qualifying insurance policies. [Refer: At fair value [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 57<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_57_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount real estate contributes to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 142<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_142_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
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</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount debt that has been structured to meet a particular investment objective contributes to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 142<br> -Subparagraph h<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_142_h&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<td>ifrs-full_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td>vale_</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</table></div>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">16<span></span>
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<td class="nump">67<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_e_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans - Assets by category (Details) - Underfunded Pension Plans [Member] - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 75<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Equity securities</a></td>
<td class="nump">55<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,711<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="nump">125<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">168<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">339<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,778<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Loans to corporate entities [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">24<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">556<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Governmental Bonds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">65<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">816<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Fixed Income [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">40<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">38<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Equity investments [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">13<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">229<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Ifrs Private Equity Funds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">8<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">181<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">70<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Equity securities</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">51<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,485<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Loans to corporate entities [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">24<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">556<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Governmental Bonds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">683<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Equity investments [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">173<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Equity securities</a></td>
<td class="nump">55<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,708<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">148<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,887<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Governmental Bonds [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">46<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">133<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Fixed Income [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">40<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">38<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Equity investments [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">7<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 3 Of Fair Values Hierarchy [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets</a></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets', window );">Other</a></td>
<td class="nump">125<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">168<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">140<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">406<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DefinedBenefitPlansAxis=vale_UnderfundedPensionPlansMember', window );">Level 3 Of Fair Values Hierarchy [Member] | Equity investments [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">53<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">$ 8<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 181<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount cash and cash equivalents contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Cash and cash equivalents; Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount instruments representing debt (rather than equity) contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount instruments representing equity (rather than debt) contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount investment funds contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]; Investment funds [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount other types of assets not separately disclosed contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount real estate contributes to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount debt that has been structured to meet a particular investment objective contributes to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="nump">53<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">39<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans', window );">Assets as at beginning of the year</a></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans', window );">Assets as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans', window );">Assets as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">26<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">16<span></span>
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<td class="nump">280<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">67<span></span>
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<td class="num">(292)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(74)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">8<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(8)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">168<span></span>
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<td class="nump">180<span></span>
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<td class="num">(33)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(14)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans', window );">Assets as at end of the year</a></td>
<td class="nump">125<span></span>
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<td class="nump">168<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">5<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_InvestmentPropertyMember', window );">Investment property [member] | Overfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">15<span></span>
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<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4<span></span>
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<td class="num">(22)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(14)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<span style="display: none;">v3.23.1</span><table class="report" border="0" cellspacing="2" id="idm139941574310400">
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Employee benefits - Remeasurement of the fair value of plans (Details) - Performance Share Unit Program [Member]<br></strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">109.02<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13.81<span></span>
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<td class="nump">20.12<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments', window );">Measurement unit</a></td>
<td class="nump">39.00<span></span>
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<td class="nump">39.00<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">51.20<span></span>
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<td class="nump">51.20<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">53.08<span></span>
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<td class="nump">60.96<span></span>
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<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">51.20<span></span>
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<td class="nump">51.20<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 499<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 474<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 416<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">$ 20.03<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">R$ 95.87<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">1,437,588<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,437,588<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,709,955<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,474,723<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,046,255<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 109.02<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 20.12<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,046,255<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,154,534<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,222,721<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis=vale_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember', window );">Performance Share Unit Program [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">75.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator', window );">Percentage Of Performance Factor Based on Environmental,Social And Governance Indicator</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">25.00%<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PlanAssetsAtFairValue', window );">Plan assets, at fair value</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 47<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 50<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember', window );">Brazilian Federal Government Securities [Member] | Country of domicile [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PlanAssetsAtFairValue', window );">Plan assets, at fair value</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4,214<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,682<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember', window );">Canadian Government Securities [Member] | Foreign countries [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PlanAssetsAtFairValue', window );">Plan assets, at fair value</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 454<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 682<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The estimate of the expected contributions to be made to a defined benefit plan for the next annual reporting period. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 147<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_147_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 19<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 148<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause iii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=19&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_148_d_iii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The number of share options granted in a share-based payment arrangement.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The number of shares issued by the entity.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The reasonably possible percentage of the increase in the actuarial assumption used to determine the present value of defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Actuarial assumptions [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The fair value of defined benefit plan assets. Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund and qualifying insurance policies. [Refer: At fair value [member]]</p></div>
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<td>dtr-types:perShareItemType</td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsSharePrice</td>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_IfrsStatementLineItems</td>
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<tr>
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<td>na</td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
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<td>dtr-types:percentItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnTotalReturnToShareholderMetrics</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dtr-types:percentItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">vale_ProfitSharingProgramExpense</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>vale_</td>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
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<td>debit</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis=vale_AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis=vale_AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis=vale_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis=vale_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_PortfolioOfValeStockMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_PortfolioOfValeStockMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=ifrs-full_CountryOfDomicileMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=ifrs-full_CountryOfDomicileMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=vale_CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=ifrs-full_ForeignCountriesMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_GeographicalAreasAxis=ifrs-full_ForeignCountriesMember</td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2022 </div>
<div>shares</div>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,778,889,263<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis=ifrs-full_OrdinarySharesMember', window );">Ordinary shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,483,078,700<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates', window );">Shares in treasury</a></td>
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<td class="nump">4,778,889,251<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis=ifrs-full_PreferenceSharesMember', window );">Preference shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid', window );">Total issued shares</a></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember', window );">Shareholders With More Than 5 Of Total Capital [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,616,023,334<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember', window );">Shareholders With More Than 5 Of Total Capital [Member] | Ordinary shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember', window );">Capital Group Companies Inc [Member]</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember', window );">Capital Group Companies Inc [Member] | Ordinary shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="nump">648,304,234<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_PreviMember', window );">Previ [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">409,087,156<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_PreviMember', window );">Previ [Member] | Ordinary shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">409,087,156<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_MitsuiCo.LtdMember', window );">Mitsui Co. Ltd [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">286,347,055<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_MitsuiCo.LtdMember', window );">Mitsui Co. Ltd [Member] | Ordinary shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">286,347,055<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_BlackrockIncMember', window );">Blackrock Inc [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">272,284,889<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_BlackrockIncMember', window );">Blackrock Inc [Member] | Ordinary shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">272,284,889<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_FreeFloatingMember', window );">Free Floating [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,867,055,366<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_FreeFloatingMember', window );">Free Floating [Member] | Ordinary shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,867,055,366<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_GoldenSharesMember', window );">Golden Shares [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_EntityStockholdersAxis=vale_GoldenSharesMember', window );">Golden Shares [Member] | Preference shares [member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_NumberOfSharesOutstanding', window );">Shares outstanding</a></td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
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</tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The number of shares issued by the entity, for which full payment has been received.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The number of shares that have been authorised and issued, reduced by treasury shares held. [Refer: Treasury shares]</p></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Jul. 28, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Feb. 24, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">152,016,372<span></span>
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<td class="nump">353,569,147<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3,786<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,830<span></span>
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<div>Dec. 31, 2021 </div>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares', window );">Purchase of treasury shares | $</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">96,959,900<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare', window );">Number of shares repurchased</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">152,166,153<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares', window );">Purchase of treasury shares | $</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,750<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">$ 2,538<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_SharesBuybackProgramMember', window );">Shares Buyback Program [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares', window );">Number of shares repurchased</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">178,815,500<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare', window );">Number of shares repurchased</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">291,184,500<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares', window );">Purchase of treasury shares | $</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="nump">$ 5,546<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_SharesBuybackProgram1Member', window );">Shares Buyback Program 1 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares', window );">Purchase of treasury shares | $</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[2]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 3,251<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_AcquiredParent1Member', window );">Acquired Parent 1 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares', window );">Number of shares repurchased</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">87,779,900<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare', window );">Number of shares repurchased</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares', window );">Purchase of treasury shares | $</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,375<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member', window );">Acquired By Wholly Owned Subsidiaries 1 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares', window );">Number of shares repurchased</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">90,847,177<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare', window );">Number of shares repurchased</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_PurchaseOfTreasuryShares', window );">Purchase of treasury shares | $</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 1,410<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase', window );">Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="fn" style="border-bottom: 0px;"></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">On April 27, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of <span id="xdx_901_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20220427__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--TreasurySharesMember_zkFGRKTLdR4k" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased">500,000,000</span> common shares
or their respective ADRs.</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[2]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">On April 1, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of <span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20210402__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--TreasurySharesMember_zCWYOmrKX9ta" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased">270,000,000</span> common shares
or their respective ADRs. Continuing the previous program, the Board of Directors approved a new shares buyback program on October 28,
2021, with a limit of up to <span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20211028__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__dei--AdrMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--WhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_zWaQUQvk5dv5" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased">200,000,000</span> common shares or their respective ADRs. Both programs were concluded in 2022.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The decrease in equity resulting from the purchase of treasury shares. [Refer: Treasury shares]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Represents the number of shares authorized to be repurchased in a share buyback program.</p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_AcquiredParentMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis=vale_SharesBuybackProgramMember</td>
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<td></td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Equity - Profit distribution (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_EquityAbstract', window );"><strong>Equity</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 18,788<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 22,445<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 4,881<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration', window );">Appropriation to legal reserve</a></td>
<td class="num">(276)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(1,123)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration', window );">Appropriation to tax incentive reserve</a></td>
<td class="num">(1,157)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2,581)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve', window );">Net income after appropriations to legal reserve and tax incentive reserve</a></td>
<td class="nump">17,355<span></span>
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<td class="nump">18,741<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShare', window );">Reclassification of the fair value adjustment reserve (note 16l)</a></td>
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<td class="nump">522<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,386<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,542<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,476<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AdditionalRemunerationFromNetIncomeForYear', window );">from the net income for the year</a></td>
<td class="nump">437<span></span>
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<td class="nump">7,326<span></span>
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<td class="nump">437<span></span>
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<td class="nump">8,802<span></span>
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<td class="nump">4,823<span></span>
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<td class="nump">13,344<span></span>
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<td class="nump">8,821<span></span>
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<td class="nump">7,395<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 3,711<span></span>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="2"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Equity - Profit reserves (Details) - USD ($)<br> $ in Millions</strong></div></th>
<th class="th" colspan="3">12 Months Ended</th>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2020</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 35,306<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 34,821<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 38,993<span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="num">(7,886)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(12,664)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled', window );">Treasury shares cancellation</a></td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
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<td class="nump">7<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3,508)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(5,248)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(5,492)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">37,358<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">35,306<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">34,821<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ComponentsOfEquityAxis=vale_LegalReserve1Member', window );">Legal Reserve 1 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Beginning balance, value</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,523<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,542<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings', window );">Allocation of income</a></td>
<td class="nump">276<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,123<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">165<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(142)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Ending balance, value</a></td>
<td class="nump">2,964<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,523<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,542<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ComponentsOfEquityAxis=vale_TaxIncentiveReserveMember', window );">Tax Incentive Reserve [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Beginning balance, value</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,083<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">659<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings', window );">Allocation of income</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,157<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,581<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">173<span></span>
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<td class="num">(157)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransfersOfReserves', window );">Transfers of reserves</a></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Ending balance, value</a></td>
<td class="nump">4,416<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,083<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">659<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Beginning balance, value</a></td>
<td class="nump">6,898<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,854<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings', window );">Allocation of income</a></td>
<td class="nump">8,821<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,395<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,476)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(6,616)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,401)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">249<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,526<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_TransfersOfReserves', window );">Transfers of reserves</a></td>
<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">9,349<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6,898<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,854<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ComponentsOfEquityAxis=vale_AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember', window );">Additional Remuneration Reserve [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Beginning balance, value</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,198<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,987<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">437<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,500<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent', window );">Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders</a></td>
<td class="num">(3,500)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,820)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="nump">302<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(469)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Ending balance, value</a></td>
<td class="nump">437<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,198<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2,987<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ComponentsOfEquityAxis=vale_ProfitReservesMember', window );">Profit Reserves [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="nump">15,702<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,042<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">7,090<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">14,402<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">14,599<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3,729<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="num">(3,500)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(4,296)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="num">(6,616)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(2,401)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="nump">756<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">758<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(1,448)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="nump">20,744<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">15,702<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 7,042<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Beginning balance, value</a></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings', window );">Allocation of income</a></td>
<td class="nump">3,711<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_OtherComprehensiveIncome', window );">Translation adjustment</a></td>
<td class="num">(133)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_Equity', window );">Ending balance, value</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 3,578<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<div style="display: none;">
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of dividends recognised as distributions to owners of the parent. [Refer: Parent [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent</td>
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<tr>
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<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>debit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all its liabilities.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 24<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_24_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 32<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -Clause i<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_32_a_i&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 13<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 93<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=13&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_93_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 55<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_55&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 78<br> -Subparagraph e<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_78_e&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_Equity</td>
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<tr>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The increase (decrease) in equity resulting from the appropriation of retained earnings. [Refer: Retained earnings]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of income and expense (including reclassification adjustments) that is not recognised in profit or loss as required or permitted by IFRSs. [Refer: IFRSs [member]]</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IFRS<br> -Number 12<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph B12<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -Clause viii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&amp;num=12&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_B12_b_viii&amp;doctype=Appendix&amp;subtype=B<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 81A<br> -Subparagraph b<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_81A_b&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 91<br> -Subparagraph a<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_91_a&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br><br>Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef<br> -Name IAS<br> -Number 1<br> -IssueDate 2022-03-24<br> -Paragraph 106<br> -Subparagraph d<br> -Clause ii<br> -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&amp;num=1&amp;code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&amp;anchor=para_106_d_ii&amp;doctype=Standard<br> -URIDate 2022-03-24<br></p></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td>duration</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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<td>xbrli:monetaryItemType</td>
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<tr>
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<td>credit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ComponentsOfEquityAxis=vale_LegalReserve1Member</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<td></td>
</tr>
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<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
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<td></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ComponentsOfEquityAxis=ifrs-full_StatutoryReserveMember</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>na</td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_ComponentsOfEquityAxis=vale_AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember</td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<td class="num">(105)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(15)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(135)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(114)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(101)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="num">(8)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(10)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
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<td class="nump">372<span></span>
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<td class="num">(37)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(13)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(857)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(546)<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">289<span></span>
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<td class="nump">255<span></span>
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<td class="nump">235<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(2)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="num">(26)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(21)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(25)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">290<span></span>
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<td class="nump">256<span></span>
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<td class="nump">240<span></span>
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<td class="num">(3)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(26)<span></span>
</td>
<td class="num">(21)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(25)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">381<span></span>
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<td class="num">(528)<span></span>
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<td class="num">(49)<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">416<span></span>
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<td class="nump">185<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o, Companhia
&#205;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o.</td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">211<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">109<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">272<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">104<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Cash and cash equivalents</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">365<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,825<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember', window );">Companhia Siderurgica Do Pecem [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">91<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">74<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">17<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">39<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_CompanhiaDePelotizacaoMember', window );">Companhia De Pelotizacao [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">37<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member', window );">Mrs Logistica S.a. [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">25<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">19<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">57<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">41<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_OtherJointVenturesMember', window );">Other Joint Ventures [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">4<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">50<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">31<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">16<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=ifrs-full_JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember', window );">Joint ventures where entity is venturer [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">95<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">75<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">117<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">96<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">151<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">70<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">400<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">393<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_VliS.a.Member', window );">Vli S.a. [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">16<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">6<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">53<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">47<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_OtherAssociatesMember', window );">Other Associates [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=ifrs-full_AssociatesMember', window );">Associates [member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">14<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">18<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">3<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">8<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">9<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">53<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">47<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Dividends receivable and other assets</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">154<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Cash and cash equivalents</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">335<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,746<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">75<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">265<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_BancoDoBrasilMember', window );">Banco Do Brasil [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Cash and cash equivalents</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">30<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">79<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_MitsuiCo.LtdMember', window );">Mitsui Co. Ltd [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">89<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">4<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">89<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">154<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">365<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,825<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">2<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">75<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">265<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Accounts receivable</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">13<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">12<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">11<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">10<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_PelletizingCompaniesMember', window );">Pelletizing Companies [Member]</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Supplier and contractors</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">63<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">13<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions', window );">Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">$ 400<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">$ 393<span></span>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o, Companhia
&#205;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#231;&#227;o.</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amounts receivable resulting from related party transactions. [Refer: Related parties [member]]</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_CompanhiaDePelotizacaoMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_MrsLogisticaS.a.Member</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=vale_OtherJointVenturesMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ifrs-full_CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis=ifrs-full_JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 5,015<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,605<span></span>
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<td class="nump">2,746<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 7,761<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of contractual obligation, including but not limited to, long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, and other commitments.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<td>credit</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>instant</td>
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<td>instant</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amounts represents the purchase energy.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2022</div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Dec. 31, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,200<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">73<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">50<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">103<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">542<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts', window );">Guarantee</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">1,522<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,513<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OthersLiabilities', window );">Liability</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="nump">103<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">542<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts', window );">Guarantee</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">644<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">605<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="nump">73<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">50<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl custom" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_OthersLiabilities', window );">Liability</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_vale_IfrsStatementLineItems', window );"><strong>IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ifrs-full_ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts', window );">Guarantee</a></td>
<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">82<span></span>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup></sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
</td>
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<td class="th" style="border-bottom: 0px;"><sup>[1]</sup></td>
<td class="text"> <span></span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12pt;" valign="top">[1]</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">The fair value of these financial guarantees is recorded as &#147;Other financial liabilities&#148; (note 14).</td>
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    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeneralInformationAboutFinancialStatementsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_809_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfGeneralInformationAboutFinancialStatementsExplanatory_z7NmmSGEy8D4" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_007"/&gt;1.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_820_z24mJpx7unVi"&gt;Corporate information&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Vale S.A. (the &#x93;Parent Company&#x94;) is a public company
headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with securities traded on the stock exchanges of S&#xe3;o Paulo &#x96; B3 S.A.
(VALE3), New York - NYSE (VALE) and Madrid &#x96; LATIBEX (XVALO).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Vale S.A. and its subsidiaries (&#x93;Vale&#x94; or the &#x93;Company&#x94;)
are global producers of: (i) iron ore and iron ore pellets, which are key raw materials for steelmaking, (ii) nickel, that is used to
produce stainless steel, electric vehicles and metal alloys employed in the production process of several products, (iii) copper, used
in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires, and (iv) platinum, gold, silver, and cobalt as by-products of nickel
and copper.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Most of the Company&#x92;s products are sold to international
markets, through the Company&#x92;s main trading Company, Vale International S.A. (&#x93;VISA&#x94;), a wholly owned subsidiary located
in Switzerland. To outflow its production, Vale also operates a railroad and port logistics system in Brazil.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Additionally, Vale has equity investments and energy assets
to reduce energy costs, minimize the risk of shortages and meet its energy consumption needs through renewable sources.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company also used to produce and sell thermal and metallurgical
coal until April 2022, when Vale concluded the sale of this operation (note 16a). The results from the coal operation by the closing of
the disposal process are presented in these financial statements as &#x93;discontinued operations&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The consolidated financial statements of the Company
(&#x93;financial statements&#x94;) have been prepared and are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
(&#x93;IFRS&#x94;) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (&#x93;IASB&#x94;). All relevant information for the
preparation of these financial statements, and only this information, are presented and correspond to those used by the Company's Management.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The financial statements have been prepared on a historical
cost basis and adjusted to reflect: (i) the fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities (including derivative instruments),
as well as pension plans assets and (ii) assets impairment. Assets held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair
value less costs to sell.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;These financial statements were authorized for issue by the
Board of Directors on February 16, 2023.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84F_ecustom--IfrsConsolidationPolicyPolicyTextBlock_z56kcX7Cg76c" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a) &lt;span id="xdx_862_zyUuLo54kBLi"&gt;Principles for consolidation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company's financial statements reflect the assets, liabilities
and transactions of the Parent Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (&#x93;subsidiaries&#x94;). Intercompany balances and
transactions, which include unrealized profits, are eliminated. A list of the most relevant companies, including subsidiaries, associates
and joint ventures, and the accounting policies applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are described in note
15.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Functional currency and presentation currency&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The financial statements of the Company and its associates
and joint ventures are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (&#x93;functional
currency&#x94;), in the case of the Parent Company is the Brazilian real (&#x93;R$&#x94;). For presentation purposes, these financial
statements are presented in United States dollar (&#x93;US$&#x94;) as the Company believes that this is how international investors
analyze the financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The income statement and cash flows statements of the investees,
with a different functional currency from the Parent Company, are translated into Brazilian real at the average monthly exchange rate,
the assets and liabilities are translated at the final rate and the other equity items are translated at the historical rate. All monetary
exchange differences are recognized in comprehensive income as &#x93;Translation adjustments&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;When a foreign operation is totally or partially disposed,
the monetary exchange differences that were recorded in the equity are recognized in the income statement for the year, see accounting
policy in note 15 of these financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The main exchange rates used by the Company to translate its
foreign operations are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_z5lcEBuexUG7" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.8550&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zP7R5SjjH69j" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.3882&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zqiyjhyyvptk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.0771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20220101__20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zyDrUAzLeO0g" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.9705&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20210101__20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zIwZjHLTHc9c" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.3042&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20200101__20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zYG9QN4tZoog" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.8480&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Euro ("EUR")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zlzVan5iIhoa" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.5694&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_z3SMFjq3Vy9d" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3210&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_z86eqGZKXPj8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3779&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20220101__20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_znKa03aImKG6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.4420&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20210101__20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zlEQTfLEgfz4" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3784&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20200101__20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zzwnTVbWuS1b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.8989&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A9_zV6P7JbZ9zG" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c) Critical accounting estimates
and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The preparation of financial statements requires the
use of critical accounting estimates and Management also needs to exercise judgement in applying the Company&#x92;s accounting policies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company makes estimates
about the future based on assumptions. Accounting estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on management's experience
and knowledge, information available at the date of the financial statements and other factors, including expectations of future events
that are considered reasonable under the circumstances. Accounting estimates, by definition, will seldom equal the actual results.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The areas involving significant
estimates or judgements or complexity, and of items which are more likely to be materially adjusted due to estimates and assumptions are
presented in the following notes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; width: 7%; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; width: 93%; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Significant estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Streaming transactions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deferred income taxes and uncertain tax positions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Consolidation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Mineral reserves and mines useful life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Impairment of non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair values estimate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Liabilities related to Brumadinho&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;25&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;26&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Provision for de-characterization of dam structures and asset retirement obligations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Litigation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;29&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Employee post retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;d) A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;ccounting
impacts related to environmental, social and governance initiatives (&#x93;ESG&#x94;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company has assumed commitments to integrate sustainability
into its business through a comprehensive approach, based on systematic planning and execution. Prioritizing risk and impact management
and establishing a social, economic and environmental legacy in the locations where Vale operates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;Investments announced by the Company's and its strategy
for ESG initiatives were assessed in the context of the Company's critical accounting judgments and key estimates. Future changes in this
strategy or in the global scenario may affect the Company's main estimates and may result in material impacts on the income statement
and on assets and liabilities accounting balances of the Company in successive fiscal years.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The main actions taken or announced to date, which have
already resulted or will result in a direct impact on the Company's financial statements are described below. Other initiatives are detailed
in the Integrated Report, made available on the Company's website, which were not incorporated by reference.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environmental
pillar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Climate changes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;The Company is committed to reduce carbon
emissions from its mining activities, in line with the Paris Agreement objective of limiting global warming to well below 2&#xb0;C (3.6
&#xb0;F). The Company's strategy considers as main objectives: (i) 33% reduction by 2030 of the emissions released into the atmosphere
as a direct result of its operations ("scope 1") and of indirect emissions, from the electric energy acquired by the Company
(&#x93;scope 2&#x94;), already considering the increase in production levels projected for the upcoming years; (ii) 100% of electricity
consumption from renewable sources by 2030; (iii) 15% reduction by 2035 of indirect emissions not included in scope 2 (&#x93;scope 3&#x94;);
and (iv) neutrality of scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;To achieve the scope 1 and 2 commitments,
the Company announced investments between US$4 billion and US$6 billion up to 2030 to develop low carbon solutions, such as electrification,
use of biofuels and generation and use of renewable energy. The effective disbursements with these investments will be capitalized or
expensed, depending on its nature and function, in the period in which they are incurred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Low carbon products and renewable energy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In April 2022, Vale completed the sale
of its coal operations located in Mozambique and Malawi, in line with its commitment of decarbonization and sustainable mining. As a result,
the Company has no longer coal operations (note 16a).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In June 2022, the Company announced the creation of an operation of Corporate
Venture Capital (&#x93;Vale Ventures&#x94;), the objective is to invest approximately US$100 in sustainable mining initiatives. The
Company's objective is to acquire minority stakes in startups that are focused on decarbonization initiatives within the mining process,
mining without waste, energy transition metals and other technologies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In October 2022, the Company entered
into three agreements with local authorities and customers to jointly study the development of industrial complexes in the United Arab
Emirates and Oman, to build plants for low-carbon products aimed at the steel industry. In addition, Vale also signed a memorandum of
understanding with the steelmaker Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH (&#x93;SHS&#x94;), to seek solutions focused on the carbon-neutral steel production
process, including the use of Vales green iron ore briquette. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In November 2022, the Company started
the Sol do Cerrado project, for construction of a solar energy plant located in Minas Gerais, the capacity will represent approximately
16% of the energy consumed by Vale in Brazil. The start of operation is expected for July 2023, it will contribute to Vale's renewable
energy commitments and reduction of carbon emissions. As at December 31, 2022, the Company invested US$197 (R$1,030 million) as property,
plant and equipment (note 18).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In February 2021, the Company concluded
an investment of US$6 in Boston Electrometallurgical Company (note 14) to acquire a minority interest and promote the development of a
technology focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the steel production.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forest conservation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In November 2022, Vale announced the
creation of the company Biomas, in which it will hold a 14.28% stake, together with Ita&#xfa; Unibanco, Marfrig, Rabobank, Santander
and Suzano. The Company will invest US$4 (R$20 million) to set up this company, which will carry out restoration, conservation and preservation
activities for 4 million hectares of forests in Brazil, in line with the forest protection strategy. Completion of the transaction is
subject to customary regulatory approvals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2021, Vale signed partnerships with
three Conservation Units managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. Together, these Biological Reserves help
to protect more than 62 thousand hectares of Atlantic Forest, in three Brazilian states. Additionally, Vale supported the development
of five agroforestry businesses that implemented productive recovery models in 5,125 hectares in a pilot phase, totaling, between 2020
and 2021, an area of more than 6 thousand hectares. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social
pillar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sustainable mining&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2019, the Company invested US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--AcquisitionNewSteel_pn6n6_c20190101__20191231_zloAobq8WQ9k" title="Acquisition new steel"&gt;496&lt;/span&gt;
(R$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--AcquisitionNewSteel_pn6n6_uBRL_c20190101__20191231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeIncMember_znvK4egNoUgh" title="Acquisition new steel"&gt;1,884&lt;/span&gt; million) in the acquisition of New Steel, a company that develops iron ore processing and beneficiation technology through dry
magnetic iron ore concentration, which results in a completely dry process. In this transaction, Vale recorded an intangible asset related
to the development of this technology, which will be used in the Company's iron ore operations (note 17).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;The implementation and execution of future
use projects, after the decommissioning, is not required by law. However, the Company has been studying a governance to assess the future
use, considering its aptitudes, post-operational usage intention, socio-economic development of the community and the characteristics
of the physical and biotic environments in which Vale operates. &#160;Any future commitments, if assumed by Vale, may result in material
impact on the amount of the provision (note 26).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Within the scope for community safety,
as a preventive step, Vale considers social data on all people inserted in the self-rescue zones of its flood spots and carries out preventive
relocation or emergency evacuation of communities located in these zones when the dam emergency level rises. In 2022, the Company recorded
a provision in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ProvisionsUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zXVpLcBuitih" title="Provision amount"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--ProvisionsUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeIncMember_zjDcuUb7xCsl" title="Provision amount"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt; million), related to the Nova Lima dam self-rescue zones (note 26).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Communities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2022, the Company recorded a provision
in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--IndemnityAgreements1Member_zYgLOX57rBrk" title="Provision amount"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--IndemnityAgreements2Member_zhfeuDNZQiJi" title="Provision amount"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt; million) referring to two indemnity agreements with indigenous communities impacted by the Brumadinho dam
failure (note 24), belonging to the Patax&#xf3; and Patax&#xf3; H&#xe3;-H&#xe3;-H&#xe3;e communities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2022, the Company also entered into
an indemnity agreement with the indigenous communities Xikrin do Catet&#xe9; and Kayap&#xf3; (note 28b). The Company will make annual
payments until it operates certain assets in the State of Par&#xe1;. These expenses will be recorded in the period in which they occur.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;To contribute with its suppliers&#x92;
development, the Company has created a website with financial institutions aiming to enable small and medium suppliers to anticipate their
receivables with better interest rates. As at December 31, 2022 the outstanding balances related to these suppliers were US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForDoubtfulDebtsRelatedToOutstandingBalancesOfRelatedPartyTransaction_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zzo1z7LaRR41" title="Outstanding balances related suppliers"&gt;202&lt;/span&gt; (note
13).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Governance
pillar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;The Company is committed to aligning
compensation programs with the business strategy and to the objective of making Vale a safer company. Since 2020, the Company has been
following new standards for remuneration of its key-personnel. For short-term compensation, at least 30% of performance targets are driven
by ESG metrics and directly related to safety, risk management and sustainability goals, and for long-term compensation target is at least
25% of targets performance should be based on ESG metrics (note 29).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_842_ecustom--DescriptionOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicyTextBlock_zgXQUu8FFwV5" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;e) &lt;span id="xdx_86A_z00GN32WVDb4"&gt;Significant accounting policies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation
of these financial statements have been included in the respective notes and are consistent for all years presented, except for the adoption
in 2021 of accounting policies to reflect new circumstances and transactions that occurred in that year: (i) the reclassification of cumulative
translation adjustments from partial disposals of investments in subsidiaries (note 15), and (ii) the share-based payment programs were
modified and, since then, treated as &#x93;equity-settled&#x94; (note 29).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;Certain new accounting standards and interpretations
have been published that are not mandatory for December 31, 2022, reporting periods or have not impacted these financial statements. The
Company did not early adopt any of these standards and does not expect them to have a material impact on the entity in future reporting
periods.&lt;/p&gt;














</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBasisOfPreparationOfFinancialStatementsExplanatory>
    <vale:IfrsConsolidationPolicyPolicyTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84F_ecustom--IfrsConsolidationPolicyPolicyTextBlock_z56kcX7Cg76c" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a) &lt;span id="xdx_862_zyUuLo54kBLi"&gt;Principles for consolidation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company's financial statements reflect the assets, liabilities
and transactions of the Parent Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (&#x93;subsidiaries&#x94;). Intercompany balances and
transactions, which include unrealized profits, are eliminated. A list of the most relevant companies, including subsidiaries, associates
and joint ventures, and the accounting policies applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are described in note
15.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Functional currency and presentation currency&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The financial statements of the Company and its associates
and joint ventures are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (&#x93;functional
currency&#x94;), in the case of the Parent Company is the Brazilian real (&#x93;R$&#x94;). For presentation purposes, these financial
statements are presented in United States dollar (&#x93;US$&#x94;) as the Company believes that this is how international investors
analyze the financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The income statement and cash flows statements of the investees,
with a different functional currency from the Parent Company, are translated into Brazilian real at the average monthly exchange rate,
the assets and liabilities are translated at the final rate and the other equity items are translated at the historical rate. All monetary
exchange differences are recognized in comprehensive income as &#x93;Translation adjustments&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;When a foreign operation is totally or partially disposed,
the monetary exchange differences that were recorded in the equity are recognized in the income statement for the year, see accounting
policy in note 15 of these financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;











&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The main exchange rates used by the Company to translate its
foreign operations are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_897_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesExplanatory_zDKt5vHfaLY8" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Basis of preparation of the interim financial statements - Presentation currency (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B0_zFov02WqGHdh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of exchange rates used to translate its foreign operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Closing rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 22%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US Dollar ("US$")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zT6HFlqu4C9d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.2177&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zzTsGEZjMZ76" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.5805&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zwf0IQOJaeL2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.1967&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20220101__20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zL2lsW6khxAc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.1655&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20210101__20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zaNy40yW30V" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.3956&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20200101__20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zQozK2tBugzb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.1578&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Canadian dollar ("CAD")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_z5lcEBuexUG7" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.8550&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zP7R5SjjH69j" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.3882&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zqiyjhyyvptk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.0771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20220101__20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zyDrUAzLeO0g" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.9705&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20210101__20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zIwZjHLTHc9c" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.3042&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20200101__20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zYG9QN4tZoog" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.8480&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Euro ("EUR")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zlzVan5iIhoa" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.5694&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_z3SMFjq3Vy9d" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3210&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_z86eqGZKXPj8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3779&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20220101__20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_znKa03aImKG6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.4420&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20210101__20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zlEQTfLEgfz4" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3784&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20200101__20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zzwnTVbWuS1b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.8989&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A9_zV6P7JbZ9zG" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c) Critical accounting estimates
and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The preparation of financial statements requires the
use of critical accounting estimates and Management also needs to exercise judgement in applying the Company&#x92;s accounting policies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company makes estimates
about the future based on assumptions. Accounting estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on management's experience
and knowledge, information available at the date of the financial statements and other factors, including expectations of future events
that are considered reasonable under the circumstances. Accounting estimates, by definition, will seldom equal the actual results.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The areas involving significant
estimates or judgements or complexity, and of items which are more likely to be materially adjusted due to estimates and assumptions are
presented in the following notes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; width: 7%; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; width: 93%; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Significant estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Streaming transactions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deferred income taxes and uncertain tax positions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Consolidation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Mineral reserves and mines useful life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Impairment of non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair values estimate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Liabilities related to Brumadinho&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;25&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;26&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Provision for de-characterization of dam structures and asset retirement obligations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Litigation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;29&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Employee post retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;d) A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;ccounting
impacts related to environmental, social and governance initiatives (&#x93;ESG&#x94;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company has assumed commitments to integrate sustainability
into its business through a comprehensive approach, based on systematic planning and execution. Prioritizing risk and impact management
and establishing a social, economic and environmental legacy in the locations where Vale operates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;Investments announced by the Company's and its strategy
for ESG initiatives were assessed in the context of the Company's critical accounting judgments and key estimates. Future changes in this
strategy or in the global scenario may affect the Company's main estimates and may result in material impacts on the income statement
and on assets and liabilities accounting balances of the Company in successive fiscal years.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The main actions taken or announced to date, which have
already resulted or will result in a direct impact on the Company's financial statements are described below. Other initiatives are detailed
in the Integrated Report, made available on the Company's website, which were not incorporated by reference.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environmental
pillar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Climate changes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;The Company is committed to reduce carbon
emissions from its mining activities, in line with the Paris Agreement objective of limiting global warming to well below 2&#xb0;C (3.6
&#xb0;F). The Company's strategy considers as main objectives: (i) 33% reduction by 2030 of the emissions released into the atmosphere
as a direct result of its operations ("scope 1") and of indirect emissions, from the electric energy acquired by the Company
(&#x93;scope 2&#x94;), already considering the increase in production levels projected for the upcoming years; (ii) 100% of electricity
consumption from renewable sources by 2030; (iii) 15% reduction by 2035 of indirect emissions not included in scope 2 (&#x93;scope 3&#x94;);
and (iv) neutrality of scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;To achieve the scope 1 and 2 commitments,
the Company announced investments between US$4 billion and US$6 billion up to 2030 to develop low carbon solutions, such as electrification,
use of biofuels and generation and use of renewable energy. The effective disbursements with these investments will be capitalized or
expensed, depending on its nature and function, in the period in which they are incurred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Low carbon products and renewable energy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In April 2022, Vale completed the sale
of its coal operations located in Mozambique and Malawi, in line with its commitment of decarbonization and sustainable mining. As a result,
the Company has no longer coal operations (note 16a).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In June 2022, the Company announced the creation of an operation of Corporate
Venture Capital (&#x93;Vale Ventures&#x94;), the objective is to invest approximately US$100 in sustainable mining initiatives. The
Company's objective is to acquire minority stakes in startups that are focused on decarbonization initiatives within the mining process,
mining without waste, energy transition metals and other technologies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In October 2022, the Company entered
into three agreements with local authorities and customers to jointly study the development of industrial complexes in the United Arab
Emirates and Oman, to build plants for low-carbon products aimed at the steel industry. In addition, Vale also signed a memorandum of
understanding with the steelmaker Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH (&#x93;SHS&#x94;), to seek solutions focused on the carbon-neutral steel production
process, including the use of Vales green iron ore briquette. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In November 2022, the Company started
the Sol do Cerrado project, for construction of a solar energy plant located in Minas Gerais, the capacity will represent approximately
16% of the energy consumed by Vale in Brazil. The start of operation is expected for July 2023, it will contribute to Vale's renewable
energy commitments and reduction of carbon emissions. As at December 31, 2022, the Company invested US$197 (R$1,030 million) as property,
plant and equipment (note 18).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In February 2021, the Company concluded
an investment of US$6 in Boston Electrometallurgical Company (note 14) to acquire a minority interest and promote the development of a
technology focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the steel production.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forest conservation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In November 2022, Vale announced the
creation of the company Biomas, in which it will hold a 14.28% stake, together with Ita&#xfa; Unibanco, Marfrig, Rabobank, Santander
and Suzano. The Company will invest US$4 (R$20 million) to set up this company, which will carry out restoration, conservation and preservation
activities for 4 million hectares of forests in Brazil, in line with the forest protection strategy. Completion of the transaction is
subject to customary regulatory approvals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2021, Vale signed partnerships with
three Conservation Units managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. Together, these Biological Reserves help
to protect more than 62 thousand hectares of Atlantic Forest, in three Brazilian states. Additionally, Vale supported the development
of five agroforestry businesses that implemented productive recovery models in 5,125 hectares in a pilot phase, totaling, between 2020
and 2021, an area of more than 6 thousand hectares. Investments made will be accounted for when they are incurred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social
pillar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sustainable mining&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2019, the Company invested US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--AcquisitionNewSteel_pn6n6_c20190101__20191231_zloAobq8WQ9k" title="Acquisition new steel"&gt;496&lt;/span&gt;
(R$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--AcquisitionNewSteel_pn6n6_uBRL_c20190101__20191231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeIncMember_znvK4egNoUgh" title="Acquisition new steel"&gt;1,884&lt;/span&gt; million) in the acquisition of New Steel, a company that develops iron ore processing and beneficiation technology through dry
magnetic iron ore concentration, which results in a completely dry process. In this transaction, Vale recorded an intangible asset related
to the development of this technology, which will be used in the Company's iron ore operations (note 17).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;The implementation and execution of future
use projects, after the decommissioning, is not required by law. However, the Company has been studying a governance to assess the future
use, considering its aptitudes, post-operational usage intention, socio-economic development of the community and the characteristics
of the physical and biotic environments in which Vale operates. &#160;Any future commitments, if assumed by Vale, may result in material
impact on the amount of the provision (note 26).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Within the scope for community safety,
as a preventive step, Vale considers social data on all people inserted in the self-rescue zones of its flood spots and carries out preventive
relocation or emergency evacuation of communities located in these zones when the dam emergency level rises. In 2022, the Company recorded
a provision in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ProvisionsUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zXVpLcBuitih" title="Provision amount"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--ProvisionsUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeIncMember_zjDcuUb7xCsl" title="Provision amount"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt; million), related to the Nova Lima dam self-rescue zones (note 26).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Communities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2022, the Company recorded a provision
in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--IndemnityAgreements1Member_zYgLOX57rBrk" title="Provision amount"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--IndemnityAgreements2Member_zhfeuDNZQiJi" title="Provision amount"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt; million) referring to two indemnity agreements with indigenous communities impacted by the Brumadinho dam
failure (note 24), belonging to the Patax&#xf3; and Patax&#xf3; H&#xe3;-H&#xe3;-H&#xe3;e communities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2022, the Company also entered into
an indemnity agreement with the indigenous communities Xikrin do Catet&#xe9; and Kayap&#xf3; (note 28b). The Company will make annual
payments until it operates certain assets in the State of Par&#xe1;. These expenses will be recorded in the period in which they occur.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;To contribute with its suppliers&#x92;
development, the Company has created a website with financial institutions aiming to enable small and medium suppliers to anticipate their
receivables with better interest rates. As at December 31, 2022 the outstanding balances related to these suppliers were US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForDoubtfulDebtsRelatedToOutstandingBalancesOfRelatedPartyTransaction_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zzo1z7LaRR41" title="Outstanding balances related suppliers"&gt;202&lt;/span&gt; (note
13).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Governance
pillar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 3.3pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 18pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;The Company is committed to aligning
compensation programs with the business strategy and to the objective of making Vale a safer company. Since 2020, the Company has been
following new standards for remuneration of its key-personnel. For short-term compensation, at least 30% of performance targets are driven
by ESG metrics and directly related to safety, risk management and sustainability goals, and for long-term compensation target is at least
25% of targets performance should be based on ESG metrics (note 29).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</vale:IfrsConsolidationPolicyPolicyTextBlock>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_897_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesExplanatory_zDKt5vHfaLY8" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Basis of preparation of the interim financial statements - Presentation currency (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B0_zFov02WqGHdh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of exchange rates used to translate its foreign operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Closing rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 22%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US Dollar ("US$")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zT6HFlqu4C9d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.2177&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zzTsGEZjMZ76" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.5805&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zwf0IQOJaeL2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.1967&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20220101__20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zL2lsW6khxAc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.1655&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20210101__20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zaNy40yW30V" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.3956&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20200101__20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zQozK2tBugzb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.1578&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Canadian dollar ("CAD")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_z5lcEBuexUG7" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.8550&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zP7R5SjjH69j" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.3882&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zqiyjhyyvptk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.0771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20220101__20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zyDrUAzLeO0g" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.9705&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20210101__20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zIwZjHLTHc9c" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4.3042&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20200101__20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--CAD_zYG9QN4tZoog" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3.8480&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Euro ("EUR")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zlzVan5iIhoa" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.5694&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_z3SMFjq3Vy9d" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3210&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ClosingForeignExchangeRate_iI_pid_uPure_c20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_z86eqGZKXPj8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Closing rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3779&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20220101__20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_znKa03aImKG6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.4420&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20210101__20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zlEQTfLEgfz4" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6.3784&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AverageForeignExchangeRate_pid_uPure_c20200101__20201231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR_zzwnTVbWuS1b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Average rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5.8989&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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      unitRef="Pure">5.2177</ifrs-full:ClosingForeignExchangeRate>
    <ifrs-full:ClosingForeignExchangeRate
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      decimals="INF"
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    <ifrs-full:ClosingForeignExchangeRate
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    <ifrs-full:AverageForeignExchangeRate
      contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31_currency_USD"
      decimals="INF"
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      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_currency_CAD"
      decimals="INF"
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation
of these financial statements have been included in the respective notes and are consistent for all years presented, except for the adoption
in 2021 of accounting policies to reflect new circumstances and transactions that occurred in that year: (i) the reclassification of cumulative
translation adjustments from partial disposals of investments in subsidiaries (note 15), and (ii) the share-based payment programs were
modified and, since then, treated as &#x93;equity-settled&#x94; (note 29).&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;Certain new accounting standards and interpretations
have been published that are not mandatory for December 31, 2022, reporting periods or have not impacted these financial statements. The
Company did not early adopt any of these standards and does not expect them to have a material impact on the entity in future reporting
periods.&lt;/p&gt;














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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(73)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discontinued operations (Coal&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;)
- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;In April 2022, the Company concluded the sale of the Coal operation to Vulcan Resources for a total consideration of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--VulcanResourcesTotalConsideration_pn6n6_c20220401__20220430_zQBayIjMXQYb" title="Vulcan resources total consideration"&gt;270&lt;/span&gt;.
Following the completion of the transaction, the Company recorded an income from discontinued operations of US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20220401__20220430_zoJUlxb1GZv5" title="Income from discontinued operations"&gt;2,060&lt;/span&gt;, mainly due to the
reclassification of the cumulative translation adjustments of US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--CumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_c20220401__20220430_zgzvqBxORxB5" title="Cumulative translation adjustments"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;, which was partially offset by the disposals of the carrying value
of noncontrolling interest in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--CarryingValueNoncontrollingInterest_pn6n6_c20220401__20220430_zasIjk4OmBd3" title="Carrying value noncontrolling interest"&gt;585&lt;/span&gt; and impairment of US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220401__20220430_zoJXGsFsy76j" title="Impairment"&gt;589&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Capital reduction in
a foreign subsidiary -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; In August 2022, the Company approved a capital reduction of VISA in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--CapitalReductionInForeignSubsidiaryApproved_pn6n6_c20220801__20220831__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zKpXDnCYkvTe" title="Capital reduction in foreign subsidiary approved"&gt;1,500&lt;/span&gt;, which generated
a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_c20220801__20220831__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zZy2kEvQVEC3" title="Gains (losses) on exchange differences on translation, net of tax"&gt;1,543&lt;/span&gt;, due to the reclassification of the cumulative translation adjustments from equity to the income statement, recorded
as &#x93;Other financial items, net&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sale of Midwestern System&lt;/b&gt; -&lt;/span&gt; In
July 2022, the Company concluded the sale of the Midwestern System to J&amp;amp;F Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o Ltda. (&#x93;J&amp;amp;F&#x94;) and
received US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--TransactionPriceAllocatedToRemainingPerformanceObligations_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220731_zfiQ4olydgS1" title="Transferring obligations"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;, in addition to transferring to J&amp;amp;F the obligations related to the take-or-pay logistics contracts. These assets
were classified as held for sale and a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--GainOnHeldForSale_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zH80NIFxDeyg" title="Gain on held for sale"&gt;1,121&lt;/span&gt; was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2022, due to the reversal of the
impairment of property, plant and equipment and the remeasurement of the onerous contract liability. In addition, the Company recognized
a gain US$37 due to the reclassification of the cumulative translation adjustments from equity to the income statement, as &#x93;Other
financial items, net&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;Sale of California
Steel Industries (&#x93;CSI&#x94;) -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;In February 2022, the Company concluded
the sale of its 50% interest in CSI to Nucor Corporation (&#x93;Nucor&#x94;) for US$437. The Company recorded a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220201__20220228__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zHOD2mCBqW3k" title="Gains on Disposals of Equity Method Investments including Cumulative Translation Adjustments"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt; due to
the reclassification of the cumulative translation adjustments from the equity to the income statement, recorded as &#x93;Equity results
and other results in associates and joint ventures&#x94;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shareholder&#x92;s remuneration
-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; During 2022, the Company paid dividends and interest on capital to its shareholders in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--RemunerationOnStockholdersEquity_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis__custom--RemunerationOnTransactionMember_zDBaku13aNs3" title="Remuneration On Stockholders Equity"&gt;6,615&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shares &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;buyback
program -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; During 2022, the Company repurchased &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--RepurchaseOfShares_pip0_uShares_c20220101__20221231_zxAIhFw4imR2" title="Repurchase of shares"&gt;357,442,577&lt;/span&gt; common shares or their respective ADRs, corresponding to the total
amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--RepurchaseOfSharesValue_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_z8BUXOuPc3z1" title="Repurchase of shares, value"&gt;6,036&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sale of Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica
do Pec&#xe9;m (&#x93;CSP&#x94;) -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; In July 2022, the Company and the other shareholders of CSP signed a binding agreement
with ArcelorMittal for the sale of CSP for approximately US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--ProceedFromSaleOfEquity_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220701__20220731_zf5ojhmdbLk2" title="Proceed from sale of equity"&gt;2,200&lt;/span&gt;, which will be received at the closing of the transaction, and it will
be fully used for the early settlement of CSP's net debt in the amount of approximately US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--NetDebt_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220731_zOAIo2O8ubMg" title="Net debt"&gt;2,200&lt;/span&gt;. The Company has already recognized an
impairment loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ReversalOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220701__20220731_zQyjwuZ7mJn5" title="Impairment loss"&gt;135&lt;/span&gt; for the year ended December 31, 2022 and does not expect any material impact at closing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Russia-Ukraine conflict &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company&#x92;s business is subject to external risk factors
related to our global operations and the global profile of our client portfolio and supply chains. Global markets are experiencing volatility
and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions in connection with the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The resulting economic sanctions imposed by the United States,
Canada, the European Union, the UK and other countries as a direct consequence of this conflict may continue to significantly impact supply
chains, lead to market disruptions including significant volatility in commodities&#x92; prices and bring heightened near-term uncertainty
to the global financial system, including through instability of credit and of capital markets.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;At this time, the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have
not caused significant impacts on the Company&#x92;s operations nor on the fair value of its assets and liabilities. However, escalation
of the Russia-Ukraine conflict may adversely affect the Company&#x92;s business, such as disruption of international trade flows,
extreme market pricing volatility, with particular impact on the energy sector, industrial and agricultural supply chains, shipping, and
regulatory and contractual uncertainty, and increased geopolitical tensions around the world.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ConsolidatedAndSeparateFinancialStatementsAxis__custom--IncomeStatementMember_z5VWKUEYSOYa" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_494_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ConsolidatedAndSeparateFinancialStatementsAxis__custom--CashflowMember_zijAoc7z5Z17" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 54%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income Statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperations_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discontinued operations (Coal)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,060&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(73)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--CapitalReductionInForeignSubsidiary_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Capital reduction in a foreign subsidiary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,543&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl0962"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--SaleOfMidwesternSystem_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Sale of Midwestern System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,158&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustries_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Sale of California Steel Industries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--ShareholdersRemuneration_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Shareholder&#x92;s remuneration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;30(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl0970"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(6,615)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_ecustom--SharesBuyback_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Shares buyback&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The segments are aligned with products and reflect the structure
used by Management to evaluate the Company&#x92;s performance. The responsible bodies for making operational decisions, allocating resources
and evaluating performance are the Executive Boards and Board of Directors. Accordingly, the performance of the operating segments is
assessed based on a measure of adjusted EBITDA, among other measures.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company renamed its main operating segments starting from
these financial statements. The operating segment previously named &#x93;Ferrous Minerals&#x94; is now disclosed as &#x93;Iron Solutions&#x94;
while the &#x93;Base Metals&#x94; operating segment is now disclosed as &#x93;Energy Transition Materials&#x94;. There were no changes
in the allocation criteria for these operating segments and, therefore, no adjustments were made to the comparative financial information.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In addition, during 2022, the Company has allocated the financial
information of the Midwestern System to &#x93;Other&#x94; as this operation is no longer analyzed by the chief operating decision maker
as part of to the performance of the Ferrous Minerals business segment due to the binding agreement to sell this operation (note 16b).
The comparative information was reclassified to reflect the revision in the allocation criteria.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Therefore, the Company operates the following reportable segments:&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Includes the production and extraction of nickel and its by-products
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    &lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Comprise of the production and extraction of metallurgical
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    &lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Includes the revenues and cost of other products, services,
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a) Adjusted EBITDA&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The definition of Adjusted EBITDA for the Company is the operating
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depletion and amortization and (ii) impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    ore pellets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
    ferrous products and services&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nickel
    and other products&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Copper&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy
    Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
    (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total
    of continuing operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coal
    (note 16a)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--Revenue_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
    operating revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;28,188&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;6,256&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;472&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;34,916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;6,619&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;1,779&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;8,398&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;525&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;43,839&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;44,287&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_z9yWJ0mc8rm8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Cost
    of goods sold and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(11,929)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,682)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(335)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14,946)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,541)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,049)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(5,590)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(443)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(20,979)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(264)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(21,243)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts_pn6n6_zgq2F6rX0Yxg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Sales,
    administrative and other operating expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(54)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(38)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(59)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,086)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,196)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(12)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,208)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zjcFNj9Gwxmf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Research
    and development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(208)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(215)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(115)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(242)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(203)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(660)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(661)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zzgodQ316Mf8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Pre
    operating and operational stoppage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(342)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(381)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(398)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1072"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(398)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_zGIQYqnmfJEb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;105&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1077"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;120&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1079"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1080"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1081"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1084"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization_pn6n6_zDGhJauJqZa9"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjusted
    EBITDA &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15,670&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,653&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;120&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19,443&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,924&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;569&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,493&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,176)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19,760&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;171&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19,931&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_iN_di_zObPzQKePz53"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Depreciation,
    depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,345)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(447)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,890)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(908)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(329)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,237)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(44)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,171)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1108"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,171)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iN_pn6n6_di_zJAlT2p2DGve"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Equity
    results and other results in associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;138&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;97&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;289&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1116"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;289&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(81)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1120"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterest_z4l8TMcIKlTa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(105)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1125"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(120)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1127"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1128"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1129"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(34)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(154)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1132"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(154)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_zNfRMBnlbcF"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Impairment
    reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(151)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(178)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;984&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;773&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(589)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations_pn6n6_znO1FtkdUovd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="color: White; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;Adjusted EBITDA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14,127&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,225&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1149"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,352&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,287&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;225&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,512&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,351)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,513&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(418)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,095&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unallocated
    items:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_iN_pn6n6_di_zJeQNGefU4kd"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2,268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;3,065&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;5,333&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations_zXiAHkwX3zk5"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Income
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,971)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,973)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterest_zNnqeZtsv5pk"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1191"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(585)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(585)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;16,810&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,060&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,870&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
    income attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1216"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income attributable to Vale's shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;16,728&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,060&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,788&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;(i) Includes the reclassification of the EBITDA of Midwestern System in the
amount of US$77.&lt;/p&gt;





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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zqwTBozCO4Cl" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zD9spYa30Wi4" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_490_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_z7j7h9XEQjKb" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="21" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 33%; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    ore&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    ore pellets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
    ferrous products and services&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nickel
    and other products&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Copper&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy
    Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
    (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total
    of continuing operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coal
    (Note 16a)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_eifrs-full--Revenue_z0hvzn0zO2Q4" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
    operating revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;38,324&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;7,053&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;548&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;45,925&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;5,377&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2,589&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;7,966&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;611&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;54,502&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;1,083&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;55,585&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zjyVeBKJ14Of" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Cost
    of goods sold and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(11,199)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,231)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(400)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(13,830)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,606)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(878)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,484)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(558)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(18,872)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,317)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(20,189)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts_pn6n6_zNaS9VqIv7s2" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Sales,
    administrative and other operating expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(137)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,303)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,415)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,441)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_z9jg5lW06po2" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Research
    and development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(198)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(205)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(77)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(81)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(158)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(185)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(548)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(555)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zIlPCMoS73f9" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Pre
    operating and operational stoppage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(329)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(17)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(393)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(113)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(117)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(514)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1289"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(514)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_zl3HL8sk0i1h" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;71&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1294"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1296"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1297"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1298"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;190&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization_pn6n6_zGw3zWCzkFpl" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjusted
    EBITDA &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;26,471&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,873&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;136&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31,480&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,576&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,617&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,193&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,330)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31,343&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(189)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31,154&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_iN_di_z0q5Un1aMIm9" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Depreciation,
    depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,255)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(388)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(107)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,750)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(841)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(372)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,213)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(71)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,034)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(69)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,103)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iN_pn6n6_di_zD1nDQFswBRe" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Equity
    results and other results in associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,642)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,559)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1333"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;287&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,271)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,297)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterest_zcv3EplAI484" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(71)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1342"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(81)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1344"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1345"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1346"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(109)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(190)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(78)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(268)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_zpHQegPt45Cb" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Impairment
    and disposals of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(92)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(134)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(20)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(245)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(426)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,282)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,708)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations_pn6n6_zfddwAfe72Wf" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b style="color: White"&gt;Adjusted
    EBITDA &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;23,472&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,530&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(46)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;27,956&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;709&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,225&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,934&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,468)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;26,422&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,644)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,778&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unallocated
    items:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_iN_pn6n6_di_zPqD0RnoZdkj" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Financial
    results &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;3,119&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;447&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;3,566&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations_zBa05a5z2S12" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Income
    taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,697)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,876)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_zqBik1PkIY3f" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income (loss)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24,844&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,376)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,468&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_zk7WgTXknYsg" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
    income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;108&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(85)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_zU1JDii2mKC5" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income (loss) attributable to Vale&#x92;s shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24,736&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,291)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,445&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;(i) Includes the reclassification of the EBITDA of Midwestern System in the
amount of US$109.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_zM0oIoVzlCyf" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49A_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_z9Y8wPwLxX72" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49C_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--OtherFerrousProductsAndServicesMember_zSb5lS8UOSLk" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49A_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z0VdYXhyjv1b" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelAndOtherProductsMember_zkcPexD5DLof" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_490_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zCY4M6UzBrFf" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_495_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zB2Ap1h0hDJh" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_493_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zCvh4Icjy80k" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49E_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--ContinuingOperationMember_zGzwGntAxPge" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zGXQVjYTRvfj" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_zokEzAeUTvr5" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="21" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year
    ended December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 23%; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    ore pellets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nickel
    and other products&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Copper&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy
    Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
    (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coal
    (note 16a)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_eifrs-full--Revenue_zICyajgdnq13" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;27,123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;4,242&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;551&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;31,916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;4,652&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2,175&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;6,827&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;802&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;39,545&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;40,018&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Cost
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(8,025)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,661)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(433)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(10,119)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,734)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(794)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3528)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(956)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14,603)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,456)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(16,059)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts_pn6n6_zCQ0OCFK8NA9" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Sales,
    administrative and other operating expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(192)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(178)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(6,293)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(6,499)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(6,514)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_z5frg7a8bbOb" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Research
    and development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(136)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(42)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(68)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(110)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(169)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(415)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(443)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zEywQq8A4KA1" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Pre
    operating and operational stoppage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(532)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(77)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(29)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(638)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(29)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(30)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(682)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1493"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(682)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_zf0DrmYt0Jg" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;141&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1500"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1501"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1502"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;173&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization_pn6n6_zpXlW1If518i" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjusted
    EBITDA &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,270&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,626&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;90&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20,986&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,826&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,305&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,131&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(6,598)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,519&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(931)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;16,588&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_iN_di_zXgN0Qn2e1ma" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Depreciation,
    depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,277)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(388)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(101)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,766)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(921)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(430)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,351)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,215)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,234)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iN_pn6n6_di_zBXaV1vDMx05" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Equity
    results and other results in associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,033)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,018)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1536"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1537"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1538"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,020)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,063)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterest_zf5vNuenVwLa" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(23)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(116)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(141)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1548"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1549"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1550"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(173)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(95)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(268)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_znW3qf0XDjAh" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Impairment
    and disposals of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(76)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1557"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(79)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(155)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(133)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(147)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,006)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1308)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(935)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,243)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15,861&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,159&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(114)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,906&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;772&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;861&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,633&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(7,736)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,023)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,780&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unallocated
    items:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_iN_pn6n6_di_zFgyCEgV3oU8" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Financial
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,813)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,811)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations_z1KKSmFKHRve" style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(735)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;297&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(438)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_zbnHLRh9qtc3" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income (loss) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,255&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,724)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,531&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_z2jUwD309o5k" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Loss
    attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(347)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(350)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_zdSMe42WHxH7" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income (loss) attributable to Vale's shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,258&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,377)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,881&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Includes the reclassification of the EBITDA of Midwestern System in the amount of US$19.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_zQhOzFPXUE4d" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;










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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Assets
by segment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_ecustom--ScheduleOfAssetsBySegmentTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zuf5KyAL3wHa" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Information by business segment and by geographic area - Assets (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20211231_zCzkIyTyFQdb" style="padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 21%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;Investments in&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;associates and&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;joint ventures&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,296&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1633"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;502&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,113&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;621&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndIntangibleAssets_iI_pn6n6_zpMCNgoBiIsd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Property, plant and equipment and intangibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;33,048&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19,655&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;55,176&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28,988&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20,127&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,827&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;50,942&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Capital expenditures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAsset_iI_z8Z03Ovh6Ccd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Sustaining capital (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,236&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,521&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;102&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,859&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,481&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,518&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,034&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PaymentForDevelopmentProjectExpenditure_iI_zvwC7uBxlrRd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;Project&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;execution&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;866&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;338&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;383&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,587&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;531&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;344&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;124&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;999&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--InventoriesAtNetRealisableValue_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Product inventory&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,102&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,859&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;485&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,446&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,012&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,862&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;159&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,033&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;According to the Company's shareholder remuneration policy, dividends are calculated based on 30% of the adjusted EBITDA less sustaining
capital investments. The calculation also considered the investments made on the coal operation (discontinued operation, note 16a), which
was US$38 for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: US$194).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;The sustaining capital investments related to the Midwestern System were reclassified from &#x93;Iron Solutions&#x94; to &#x93;Other&#x94;
for the year ended December 31, 2022 in the amount of US$5 (2021: US$15).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_zqYeNtuKLSI6" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c) Assets by geographic area&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfGeographicalAreasExplanatory_pn6n6_zZ2OrSidLeol" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Information by business segment and by geographic area - Assets by geographic area (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zKx8ekbbe495" style="display: none"&gt;Assets by geographic area&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 20%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Investments in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Intangible&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Property, plant and equipment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Investments in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Intangible&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Property, plant and equipment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zeoN18fRk0R3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,798&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zsiB9Tw2Ofte" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8,391&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zSXKlUAoyfV6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;28,210&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zluPvlbwcild" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;38,399&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,730&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,050&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23,793&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32,573&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_z2E1NzrAbaM4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,845&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zEM4xQANqpQg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,178&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zrvssZaYT5He" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13,023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,958&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,441&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14,399&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Americas, except Brazil and Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_zPfYFzNWOn3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_z2h8Z09gjx9b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_zpuvDVew31x3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_ztSX5HTxwv8h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Europe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_zn57CexkHOJc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;747&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_zOR45RrsFEa9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;747&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;739&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;739&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zMVNEJlIBvx3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zWoOVmlhuShk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,731&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z0XJ4nRx6UQ2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,732&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,723&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,724&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Asia, except Indonesia and China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_zCpxbnrq6zc2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;786&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_zeFaKyFtMwc3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;786&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;874&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;895&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zsnabrj76xVd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zduT3YxhnFLh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zSasIyn6wufc" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Oman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zuiVj89rcFah" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,263&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zILfJZI4VNd2" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,263&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,337&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,337&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z1YKQOVe3a4d" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zMcgDBWAhTu8" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,238&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zNVeXMF4vFUa" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44,938&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zFazMrsRPeNj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;56,974&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,011&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41,931&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;52,693&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A4_zTgFtLsCR0wc" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d) Net operating revenue by shipment destination&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_893_ecustom--ScheduleOfNetOperatingRevenueByShipmentDestinationExplanatory_pn6n6_zn52OxOLRYVa" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Information by business segment and by geographic area - Net operating revenue by shipment destination (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B8_zwAgSpaAy7z7" style="display: none"&gt;Net operating revenue by shipment destination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 47%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Americas, except United States and Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zO2isKf4cjt1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;477&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zfSFjoMW2Uyi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;597&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____ziIKM8716OGa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;125&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember_z8Bbm0gIrzB6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,199&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;United States of America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zPdUouOOSQy9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;218&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_ztggMReV3FQf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,425&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember_zBEiE9ZIadrb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,643&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zzr079sf6ki7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z4moOzL07pz6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember_zQmrjm5n33wd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,521&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Europe, except Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zyC6g1jL6Vjk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,713&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zHSVYVcNx6yh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember_zlxnu01gIz7a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,836&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Middle East, Africa, and Oceania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zy1RNlvizIDj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,594&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z6guO4Ag5JC4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zzwf2HIftR62" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember_znRlCqogpt16" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,646&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zFVbQxhTM2k6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,765&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zTCeZtgIP9vg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;770&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember_zj3IdLQJ5POa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,535&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zbDrCOx3wKk7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20,593&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zVw6cC0AIFg3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,610&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zf3WFuBLqJ0c" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22,203&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asia, except Japan and China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zONz0Fma0o87" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,434&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z7tSh6wDFvSi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;638&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zle4yqGgQ3B6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember_zBBPnnnDik69" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,119&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zxc2eaVHwLg6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,749&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zVDRUS822c07" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zHV0rFKoC2a7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;328&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zryDWZpP23h5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,137&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zLyz0HdDKzdl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;34,916&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zzxwHIanu4E1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,398&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zbbUjgG54YM4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;525&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zerZHj68nid9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;43,839&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;








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    &lt;td&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 47%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Americas, except United States and Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zTSxHbAiPaFg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;759&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zI4Gl0yRJmxl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;402&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zwv4NplYpY3a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;122&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember_zNXk0ZABFXZh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,283&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;United States of America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zlhrkgYx5l2i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;392&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zY4rlKWNT2m8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,151&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember_zQYz7axOR1Q5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,543&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z0fZJ83kHPg6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;618&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z45nCuChsS5d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember_ziYLmOgJYUD6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,034&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Europe, except Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zJLb6TuSIpAf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zus3Icp6wYG7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,323&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember_zpYhZRMzbl8g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,696&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Middle East, Africa, and Oceania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zTAlo0Q64TR9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z92noYdz3ZP8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember_zsTYSqp9b0Rd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,155&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zk4Hb6trX1Th" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,977&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zv1C8kW1sm2b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;546&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember_zrvFmmFCYGYc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,523&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zgA548VB6HKi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27,510&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zkLAQ4d2b011" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,093&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zk7kcal14zC3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28,603&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asia, except Japan and China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zcvJ7bkafmpc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,536&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zHYxP5nDXrz4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;965&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember_zp44mhOqZQJa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,501&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zTpVt3I5Zx7c" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,620&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zvO45cMc4FW9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zeAntI7F1eCg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;489&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zupELUYudsq5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zMzBvV9G30wg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;45,925&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zjzuFUWoWut1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,966&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zyHuUKbaIfWl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;611&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOuAA0mpdR07" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;54,502&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 47%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Americas, except United States and Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zJSFu0ZeXXEe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;271&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zIuUaWLkDecf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;83&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zCggEVLULq4e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;406&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember_zUGhQoIxW2ca" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;United States of America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z5uBVZxGa316" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;244&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zzb5qKkUvlJ7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;797&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember_zQkaixXnY2pd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,041&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z2XLOf2csT04" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;326&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zSrKEwofzNm5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,169&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zwmYBDYdywD7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember_zKaXQwML8eBc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,526&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Europe, except Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z5jKOGxsKZi5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,202&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zkNuNgCoBip7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,356&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zJ4E5sQaoiYe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember_zeobj4ZMJ9Gd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,570&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Middle East, Africa, and Oceania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z3zd4Ktcqeee" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,418&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zF0ihZVjGeyh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember_zI0yTbZGjata" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,435&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z2MVpJLbRAig" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,793&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zkXvkRSE2Ha7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember_zcYq9w9uCdi8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,193&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zaYdVpjmaar6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22,169&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zzSSeqVz2huj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;922&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____ze483RjQO4E6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_z1J6sqvSBmOg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23,124&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asia, except Japan and China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zdoYbO9vKrj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,068&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zY72sJzecv0i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;931&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember_zLuRMGhAEOnd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,999&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zyl2LsajUuz2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,425&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zSuTxk6ljYmg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;152&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____z3PcSiFpJXb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zgEEnZ9Ku6li" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,897&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F06_zVGl7iCfu8I7" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F18_zwbvN6HbIs31" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In 2022, the revenue from Iron Solutions decreased from prior year, among other factors, due to the decline of 23.5% in the average realized
price of iron ore, following the decrease in the international price of this product.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F06_zAG6nQ12Vm3e" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
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US$377 and 2020: US$162).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A8_zcskCZVhwRW9" style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"/&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84E_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRecognitionOfRevenue_zJ68iOhXKXjg" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86E_zQSyqlM80owb"&gt;Revenue&lt;/span&gt;
from sales -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Revenue is recognized when the control of a good or service is transferred to a customer. Since Vale&#x92;s
sales are under different shipping terms, revenue could be recognized when (i) the product is available at the loading port, (ii) loaded
on the ship, (iii) at the port of discharge or (iv) at the customer&#x92;s warehouse.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;A relevant proportion of
Vale&#x92;s sales are under Cost and Freight (&#x93;CFR&#x94;) and Cost, Insurance and Freight (&#x93;CIF&#x94;) Incoterms, in which
the Company is responsible for providing shipping services after the date that Vale transfers control of the goods to the customers.
Shipping services for CFR and CIF contracts are considered as a separate performance obligation in which a proportion of the transaction
price is allocated and recognized over time as the shipping services are provided.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;In general, the contract payment terms consider the
upfront payments or the use of letters of credit. The payment terms do not have a significant financing component. In some cases, the
sale price is determined on a provisional basis at the date of sale and adjustments to the sale price subsequently occur based on movements
in the quoted market or contractual prices up to the date of final pricing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Revenue is recognized based
on the estimated fair value of the total consideration receivable, and the provisionally priced sale mechanism embedded within these sale
arrangements has the character of a derivative. Accordingly, the fair value of the final sale price adjustment is re-estimated continuously
and changes in fair value are recognized as operational revenue in the income statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85A_zii3aV0pr8yb" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"/&gt;






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    &lt;td id="xdx_490_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_znZxXCd62p63" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_49B_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zaGDamIIYth7" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zQhuKBkqDA7j" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_49B_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zOJg1MMdJgM9" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_490_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--ContinuingOperationMember_z6RakPGT4Ou6" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="21" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nickel
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Copper&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total
    of continuing operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coal
    (note 16a)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--Revenue_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
    operating revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;28,188&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;6,256&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;472&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;34,916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;6,619&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;1,779&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;8,398&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;525&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;43,839&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;44,287&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_z9yWJ0mc8rm8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Cost
    of goods sold and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(11,929)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,682)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(335)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14,946)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,541)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,049)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(5,590)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(443)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(20,979)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(264)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(21,243)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts_pn6n6_zgq2F6rX0Yxg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Sales,
    administrative and other operating expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(54)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(38)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(59)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,086)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,196)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(12)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,208)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zjcFNj9Gwxmf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Research
    and development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(208)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(215)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(115)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(242)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(203)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(660)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(661)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zzgodQ316Mf8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Pre
    operating and operational stoppage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(342)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(381)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(398)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1072"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(398)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_zGIQYqnmfJEb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;105&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1077"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;120&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1079"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1080"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1081"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1084"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization_pn6n6_zDGhJauJqZa9"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjusted
    EBITDA &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15,670&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,653&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;120&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19,443&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,924&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;569&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,493&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,176)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19,760&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;171&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19,931&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_iN_di_zObPzQKePz53"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Depreciation,
    depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,345)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(447)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,890)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(908)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(329)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,237)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(44)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,171)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1108"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,171)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iN_pn6n6_di_zJAlT2p2DGve"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Equity
    results and other results in associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;138&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;97&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;289&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1116"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;289&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(81)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1120"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterest_z4l8TMcIKlTa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(105)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1125"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(120)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1127"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1128"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1129"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(34)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(154)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1132"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(154)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_zNfRMBnlbcF"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Impairment
    reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(151)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(178)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;984&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;773&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(589)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations_pn6n6_znO1FtkdUovd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="color: White; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;Adjusted EBITDA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14,127&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,225&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1149"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,352&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,287&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;225&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,512&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,351)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,513&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(418)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,095&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unallocated
    items:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_iN_pn6n6_di_zJeQNGefU4kd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Financial
    results &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2,268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;3,065&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;5,333&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations_zXiAHkwX3zk5"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Income
    taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,971)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,973)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterest_zNnqeZtsv5pk"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Derecognition
    of noncontrolling interest &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1191"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(585)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(585)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_zbaZi2zaSttg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;16,810&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,060&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,870&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
    income attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1216"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;16,728&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,060&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,788&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;(i) Includes the reclassification of the EBITDA of Midwestern System in the
amount of US$77.&lt;/p&gt;





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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_493_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_zkpvMbiQYinc" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center" title="Cost of goods sold and services rendered"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zqwTBozCO4Cl" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zD9spYa30Wi4" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelAndOtherProductsMember_z4y2tiP9orEa" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zrUnHEUMMtB2" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_49F_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zIpg7i76od8f" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zAE5qFBelVnf" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--ContinuingOperationMember_zcA9lYjtT7n2" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="21" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    ore pellets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nickel
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Copper&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coal
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_eifrs-full--Revenue_z0hvzn0zO2Q4" style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;38,324&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;7,053&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;548&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;45,925&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;5,377&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2,589&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;7,966&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;611&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;54,502&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;1,083&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;55,585&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zjyVeBKJ14Of" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Cost
    of goods sold and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(11,199)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,231)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(400)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(13,830)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,606)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(878)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,484)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(558)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(18,872)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,317)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(20,189)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts_pn6n6_zNaS9VqIv7s2" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Sales,
    administrative and other operating expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(137)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,303)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,415)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,441)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_z9jg5lW06po2" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Research
    and development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(198)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(205)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(77)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(81)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(158)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(185)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(548)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(555)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zIlPCMoS73f9" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Pre
    operating and operational stoppage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(329)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(17)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(393)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(113)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(117)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(514)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1289"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(514)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_zl3HL8sk0i1h" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;71&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1294"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1296"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1297"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1298"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;190&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization_pn6n6_zGw3zWCzkFpl" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjusted
    EBITDA &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;26,471&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,873&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;136&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31,480&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,576&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,617&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,193&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,330)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31,343&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(189)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31,154&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_iN_di_z0q5Un1aMIm9" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Depreciation,
    depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,255)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(388)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(107)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,750)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(841)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(372)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,213)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(71)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,034)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(69)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,103)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iN_pn6n6_di_zD1nDQFswBRe" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Equity
    results and other results in associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,642)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,559)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1333"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;287&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,271)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,297)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterest_zcv3EplAI484" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(71)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1342"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(81)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1344"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1345"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1346"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(109)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(190)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(78)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(268)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_zpHQegPt45Cb" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Impairment
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(92)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(134)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(20)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(245)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(426)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,282)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,708)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinueOperations_pn6n6_zfddwAfe72Wf" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b style="color: White"&gt;Adjusted
    EBITDA &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;23,472&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,530&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(46)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;27,956&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;709&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,225&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,934&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,468)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;26,422&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,644)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,778&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unallocated
    items:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_iN_pn6n6_di_zPqD0RnoZdkj" style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;3,119&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;447&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;3,566&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations_zBa05a5z2S12" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Income
    taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,697)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,876)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_zqBik1PkIY3f" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income (loss)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24,844&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,376)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,468&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_zk7WgTXknYsg" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
    income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;108&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(85)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_zU1JDii2mKC5" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net
    income (loss) attributable to Vale&#x92;s shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24,736&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,291)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,445&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;(i) Includes the reclassification of the EBITDA of Midwestern System in the
amount of US$109.&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49A_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_z9Y8wPwLxX72" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49A_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z0VdYXhyjv1b" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelAndOtherProductsMember_zkcPexD5DLof" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_495_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zB2Ap1h0hDJh" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_493_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zCvh4Icjy80k" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49E_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--ContinuingOperationMember_zGzwGntAxPge" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zGXQVjYTRvfj" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_zokEzAeUTvr5" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="21" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year
    ended December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 23%; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    ore&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    ore pellets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
    ferrous products and services&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron
    Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nickel
    and other products&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Copper&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy
    Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other
    (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total
    of continuing operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coal
    (note 16a)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_eifrs-full--Revenue_zICyajgdnq13" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Net
    operating revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;27,123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;4,242&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;551&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;31,916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;4,652&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2,175&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;6,827&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;802&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;39,545&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;40,018&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--CostOfGoodsSoldAndServicesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_ziUVbU5A2409" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Cost
    of goods sold and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(8,025)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,661)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(433)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(10,119)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,734)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(794)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3528)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(956)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14,603)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,456)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(16,059)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--SalesAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesExcludingImpairmentAndOnerousContracts_pn6n6_zCQ0OCFK8NA9" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Sales,
    administrative and other operating expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(192)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(178)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(6,293)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(6,499)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(6,514)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--ResearchAndEvaluationExpenseExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_z5frg7a8bbOb" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Research
    and development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(136)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(42)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(68)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(110)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(169)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(415)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(443)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PreOperatingAndOperationalStoppageExcludingDeExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_pn6n6_zEywQq8A4KA1" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Pre
    operating and operational stoppage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(532)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(77)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(29)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(638)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(29)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(30)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(682)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1493"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(682)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterestExcludingDepreciationDepletionAmortization_zf0DrmYt0Jg" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;141&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1500"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1501"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1502"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;173&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization_pn6n6_zpXlW1If518i" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjusted
    EBITDA &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,270&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,626&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;90&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20,986&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,826&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,305&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,131&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(6,598)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,519&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(931)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;16,588&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_iN_di_zXgN0Qn2e1ma" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Depreciation,
    depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,277)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(388)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(101)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,766)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(921)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(430)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,351)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,215)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(3,234)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--ShareOfProfitLossNetOfDividendsReceivedOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iN_pn6n6_di_zBXaV1vDMx05" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Equity
    results and other results in associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,033)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,018)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1536"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1537"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1538"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,020)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,063)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_ecustom--DividendsReceivedAndInterest_zf5vNuenVwLa" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Dividends
    received and interest from associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(23)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(116)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(141)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1548"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1549"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1550"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(173)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(95)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(268)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_znW3qf0XDjAh" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Impairment
    and disposals of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(76)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1557"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(79)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(155)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(133)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(147)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1,006)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(1308)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(935)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(2,243)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15,861&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,159&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(114)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,906&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;772&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;861&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,633&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(7,736)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,023)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,780&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unallocated
    items:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_iN_pn6n6_di_zFgyCEgV3oU8" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Financial
    results &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,813)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(4,811)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations_z1KKSmFKHRve" style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(735)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;297&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;(438)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_zbnHLRh9qtc3" style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    income (loss) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,255&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,724)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,531&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_z2jUwD309o5k" style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;Loss
    attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 21%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;Investments in&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;associates and&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;joint ventures&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,296&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl1633"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;502&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,113&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;621&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndIntangibleAssets_iI_pn6n6_zpMCNgoBiIsd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Property, plant and equipment and intangibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;33,048&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19,655&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;55,176&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28,988&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20,127&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,827&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;50,942&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Capital expenditures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAsset_iI_z8Z03Ovh6Ccd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Sustaining capital (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,236&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,521&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;102&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,859&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,481&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,518&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,034&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PaymentForDevelopmentProjectExpenditure_iI_zvwC7uBxlrRd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;Project&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;execution&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;866&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;338&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;383&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,587&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;531&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;344&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;124&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;999&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--InventoriesAtNetRealisableValue_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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capital investments. The calculation also considered the investments made on the coal operation (discontinued operation, note 16a), which
was US$38 for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: US$194).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zSXKlUAoyfV6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;28,210&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zluPvlbwcild" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;38,399&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,730&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,050&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23,793&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32,573&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_z2E1NzrAbaM4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,845&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zEM4xQANqpQg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,178&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zrvssZaYT5He" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13,023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,958&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,441&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14,399&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Americas, except Brazil and Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_zPfYFzNWOn3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_z2h8Z09gjx9b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_zpuvDVew31x3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptBrazilAndCanadaMember_ztSX5HTxwv8h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Europe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_zn57CexkHOJc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;747&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_zOR45RrsFEa9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;747&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;739&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__srt--EuropeMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;739&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zMVNEJlIBvx3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zWoOVmlhuShk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,731&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z0XJ4nRx6UQ2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,732&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,723&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,724&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Asia, except Indonesia and China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_zCpxbnrq6zc2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;786&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_zeFaKyFtMwc3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;786&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptChinaAndIndonesiaMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;874&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zSasIyn6wufc" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_pn6n6" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zILfJZI4VNd2" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,263&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,337&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,337&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zNVeXMF4vFUa" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44,938&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zFazMrsRPeNj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;56,974&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,011&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41,931&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 47%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Americas, except United States and Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zfSFjoMW2Uyi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;597&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____ziIKM8716OGa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;125&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember_z8Bbm0gIrzB6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,199&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;United States of America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zPdUouOOSQy9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;218&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_ztggMReV3FQf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,425&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember_zBEiE9ZIadrb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,643&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zzr079sf6ki7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z4moOzL07pz6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember_zQmrjm5n33wd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,521&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Europe, except Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zyC6g1jL6Vjk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,713&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zHSVYVcNx6yh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember_zlxnu01gIz7a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,836&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Middle East, Africa, and Oceania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zy1RNlvizIDj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,594&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z6guO4Ag5JC4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zzwf2HIftR62" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember_znRlCqogpt16" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,646&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zFVbQxhTM2k6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,765&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zTCeZtgIP9vg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;770&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember_zj3IdLQJ5POa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,535&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zbDrCOx3wKk7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20,593&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zVw6cC0AIFg3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,610&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zf3WFuBLqJ0c" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22,203&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asia, except Japan and China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zONz0Fma0o87" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,434&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z7tSh6wDFvSi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;638&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zle4yqGgQ3B6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember_zBBPnnnDik69" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,119&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zxc2eaVHwLg6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,749&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zVDRUS822c07" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zHV0rFKoC2a7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;328&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zryDWZpP23h5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,137&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_fKGkp_zLyz0HdDKzdl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;34,916&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zzxwHIanu4E1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,398&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zbbUjgG54YM4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;525&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zerZHj68nid9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;43,839&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;








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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 47%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Americas, except United States and Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zTSxHbAiPaFg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;759&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zI4Gl0yRJmxl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;402&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zwv4NplYpY3a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;122&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember_zNXk0ZABFXZh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,283&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;United States of America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zlhrkgYx5l2i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;392&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zY4rlKWNT2m8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,151&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember_zQYz7axOR1Q5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,543&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z0fZJ83kHPg6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;618&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z45nCuChsS5d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember_ziYLmOgJYUD6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,034&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Europe, except Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zJLb6TuSIpAf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zus3Icp6wYG7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,323&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember_zpYhZRMzbl8g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,696&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Middle East, Africa, and Oceania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zTAlo0Q64TR9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z92noYdz3ZP8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember_zsTYSqp9b0Rd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,155&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zk4Hb6trX1Th" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,977&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zv1C8kW1sm2b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;546&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember_zrvFmmFCYGYc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,523&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zgA548VB6HKi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27,510&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zkLAQ4d2b011" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,093&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_zk7kcal14zC3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28,603&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asia, except Japan and China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zcvJ7bkafmpc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,536&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zHYxP5nDXrz4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;965&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember_zp44mhOqZQJa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,501&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zTpVt3I5Zx7c" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,620&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zvO45cMc4FW9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zeAntI7F1eCg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;489&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zupELUYudsq5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zMzBvV9G30wg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;45,925&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zjzuFUWoWut1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,966&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zyHuUKbaIfWl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;611&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOuAA0mpdR07" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;54,502&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 47%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Americas, except United States and Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zJSFu0ZeXXEe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;271&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zIuUaWLkDecf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;83&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zCggEVLULq4e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;406&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AmericasExceptUnitedStatesAndBrazilMember_zUGhQoIxW2ca" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;United States of America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z5uBVZxGa316" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;244&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zzb5qKkUvlJ7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;797&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--UnitedStatesOfAmericaMember_zQkaixXnY2pd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,041&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z2XLOf2csT04" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;326&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zSrKEwofzNm5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,169&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zwmYBDYdywD7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--GermanyMember_zKaXQwML8eBc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,526&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Europe, except Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z5jKOGxsKZi5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,202&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zkNuNgCoBip7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,356&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zJ4E5sQaoiYe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--EuropeExceptGermanyMember_zeobj4ZMJ9Gd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,570&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Middle East, Africa, and Oceania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z3zd4Ktcqeee" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,418&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zF0ihZVjGeyh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--MiddleEastAfricaAndOceaniaMember_zI0yTbZGjata" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,435&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z2MVpJLbRAig" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,793&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zkXvkRSE2Ha7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--JapanMember_zcYq9w9uCdi8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,193&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zaYdVpjmaar6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22,169&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zzSSeqVz2huj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;922&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____ze483RjQO4E6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--ChinaMember_z1J6sqvSBmOg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23,124&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asia, except Japan and China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zdoYbO9vKrj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,068&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zY72sJzecv0i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;931&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--AsiaExceptJapanAndChinaMember_zLuRMGhAEOnd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,999&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zyl2LsajUuz2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,425&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zSuTxk6ljYmg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;152&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____z3PcSiFpJXb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zgEEnZ9Ku6li" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,897&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zzltEqTshYX6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31,916&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zf202t0osSAd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,827&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zE5yUmhLuAKk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;802&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zAPz9vi3x2Uk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;39,545&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;td id="xdx_F06_zVGl7iCfu8I7" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
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price of iron ore, following the decrease in the international price of this product.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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from sales -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Revenue is recognized when the control of a good or service is transferred to a customer. Since Vale&#x92;s
sales are under different shipping terms, revenue could be recognized when (i) the product is available at the loading port, (ii) loaded
on the ship, (iii) at the port of discharge or (iv) at the customer&#x92;s warehouse.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;A relevant proportion of
Vale&#x92;s sales are under Cost and Freight (&#x93;CFR&#x94;) and Cost, Insurance and Freight (&#x93;CIF&#x94;) Incoterms, in which
the Company is responsible for providing shipping services after the date that Vale transfers control of the goods to the customers.
Shipping services for CFR and CIF contracts are considered as a separate performance obligation in which a proportion of the transaction
price is allocated and recognized over time as the shipping services are provided.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;In general, the contract payment terms consider the
upfront payments or the use of letters of credit. The payment terms do not have a significant financing component. In some cases, the
sale price is determined on a provisional basis at the date of sale and adjustments to the sale price subsequently occur based on movements
in the quoted market or contractual prices up to the date of final pricing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Revenue is recognized based
on the estimated fair value of the total consideration receivable, and the provisionally priced sale mechanism embedded within these sale
arrangements has the character of a derivative. Accordingly, the fair value of the final sale price adjustment is re-estimated continuously
and changes in fair value are recognized as operational revenue in the income statement.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRecognitionOfRevenue>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfExpensesByNatureExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_807_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfExpensesByNatureExplanatory_zhJ5epvgt1M4" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_011"/&gt;5.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_823_zDH6Zdty51o5"&gt;Costs and expenses
by nature&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;Cost of goods sold, and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfCostOfSalesExplanatory_pn6n6_zHLDasgJ5DWg" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Costs and expenses by nature - Cost of goods sold and services (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zNj2qxn7mt9f" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of cost of goods sold and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49C_20220101__20221231_z1YU0A7L6BJa" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49A_20210101__20211231_zZPRYIvJu6wb" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_493_20200101__20201231_zMEgX4He5eA5" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 46%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--TransportationExpense_maCOSzOnH_zMYUvrDjC4Y2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Freight
    &lt;span id="xdx_F43_zjzKYgaePJE9"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,738&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,575&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,439&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--RawMaterialsAndConsumablesUsed_maCOSzOnH_ztJciRyLCr1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Materials
    and services &lt;span id="xdx_F49_zJQAkCFrOPVd"&gt;(ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,632&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,907&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,782&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_eifrs-full--RepairsAndMaintenanceExpense_maCOSzOnH_zO59PU8m0lWd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Maintenance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,105&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,812&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,529&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--DepreciationAndDepletionExpenseCostGoodsSoldAndServices_maCOSzOnH_zU1n4Jzjn8w9"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Depreciation, depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,049&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,857&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,961&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts_maCOSzOnH_zl6POIG09SKc"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquisition
    of products &lt;span id="xdx_F4F_z28LllJ3mWSb"&gt;(ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,566&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,277&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;946&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_maCOSzOnH_zpOkt1KLLl4a"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Personnel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,817&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,703&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,624&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--FuelExpense_maCOSzOnH_zb6bwZb7Y9s8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fuel
    oil and gas &lt;span id="xdx_F4D_zDhgGVBjOqyd"&gt;(iii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,630&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;848&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--RoyaltyExpense_maCOSzOnH_z0G5X8pFQh8f"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Royalties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,370&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;845&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--EnergyExpense_maCOSzOnH_ztW9wXCKOFTj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;719&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;639&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;673&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--OtherCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_maCOSzOnH_znTgPqrqJ4l2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,504&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,578&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;917&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_eifrs-full--CostOfSales_iT_pn6n6_mtCOSzOnH_zihHx4HQmpwe"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24,028&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;21,729&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,564&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--CostOfMerchandiseSold_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cost of goods sold&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23,447&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;21,142&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16,982&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_eifrs-full--ServicesExpense_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cost of services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;581&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;587&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;582&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_eifrs-full--CostOfSales_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24,028&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;21,729&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,564&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0E_zlewBoMOdkVi" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F11_z2FByH08zh43" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In 2021, the increase, among other factors, is due to higher volumes sold in CFR sales and higher international freight reference price.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0F_zX4idMAF078f" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F10_zKNJzaF53hvi" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In 2021, the increase, among other factors, is due to the significant increase in the iron ore reference price.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F01_zGNEQwfBCMw5" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(iii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F17_zIZIWPB9qWR3" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In 2022, the increase, among other factors, is due to higher fuel prices and inflation of other inputs and services.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A7_zlOexP2Cfrxi" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mineral Resources Inspection
Fare ("TFRM") &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; In some Brazilian states, including Minas Gerais, Par&#xe1; and Mato Grosso do Sul, there
is a specific fare named TFRM, which is calculated based on production. TFRM expenses are presented as "Royalties" in these
financial statements. In March 2021, a State Law increased the TFRM rate in the State of Par&#xe1; from US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20210331__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zrN1Tyy7F2b3" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)"&gt;0.83&lt;/span&gt; to US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20210331__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zwVJq3fLXtp4" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)"&gt;2.51&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zazDVEqp0nrd" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)"&gt;4.37&lt;/span&gt; to
R$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--MineralResourcesInspectionFareMetricTon_iI_uT_c20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRiVEci8U4ja" title="Mineral resources inspection fare (ton)"&gt;13.11&lt;/span&gt;) per metric ton. However, the Company had not adopted the new rate in 2021 based on the Constitutional Principle of mandatory
notice period, which sets out the tax increase would become in force only in the subsequent year of its enactment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"/&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In November 2022, Vale joined the "Par&#xe1; Structure Program&#x94;,
which aims to promote infrastructure investments in the State of Par&#xe1;, by converting 50% of the TFRM payments into the execution
of infrastructure investments, at a rate of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--InfrastructureInvestmentsMetricTon_iI_uT_c20221130__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zf3fG61cEt02" title="Infrastructure investments  (ton)"&gt;2.51&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--InfrastructureInvestmentsMetricTon_iI_uT_c20210331__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zypXL62DK4M3" title="Infrastructure investments  (ton)"&gt;13.11&lt;/span&gt;) per metric ton of ore produced in the State of Par&#xe1;. Those investments
will be made in connection with social programs and so, the assets that would be built by Vale will not be part of the Company&#x92;s
property, plant and equipment. To join the program, the Company paid US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--PaymentOfInfrastructureInvestments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zBoL5a0Ciyy9" title="Payment of infrastructure investments"&gt;224&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--PaymentOfInfrastructureInvestments_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zHtajeYjJbGi" title="Payment of infrastructure investments"&gt;1,176&lt;/span&gt; million) related to the TFRM for the whole year of
2022, which was calculated based on a rate of US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--InfrastructureInvestmentsMetricTon_iI_uT_c20221130__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z6rneMdFY4d8" title="Infrastructure investments  (ton)"&gt;2.51&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--InfrastructureInvestmentsMetricTon_iI_uT_c20221130__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zclGf7lXfEIl" title="Infrastructure investments  (ton)"&gt;13.11&lt;/span&gt;) per metric ton and will continue to apply this rate in the TFRM calculation
for the State of Par&#xe1; prospectively.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Selling
and administrative expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_891_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseExplanatory_pn6n6_zemyEhsN3Sge" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Costs and expenses by nature - Selling and administrative (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_zQ7I5tAJEcv2" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of selling and administrative expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_492_20220101__20221231_z98PVjRSHcGj" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20210101__20211231_z7G1FgL59nr9" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49C_20200101__20201231_zuiI7ep9eJl5" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 46%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--EmployeeBenefitsExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_maSGAAEzhGz_zNGyciNgWUv"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Personnel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;185&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;170&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--ServicesExpenseSellingAndAdministrative_maSGAAEzhGz_zqkR7rTsg5bd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Services&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;124&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;107&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;114&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_eifrs-full--SellingExpense_maSGAAEzhGz_zNaZJz3jTuYl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Selling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;86&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--DepreciationAndAmortizationSellingAndAdministrative_maSGAAEzhGz_zfQ1TXK9w1ka"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Depreciation and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;42&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--AdvertisingExpense_maSGAAEzhGz_z4zaG8G8CDvg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Advertisement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--OtherExpenseByNature_maSGAAEzhGz_ztGKh9ZbVCr4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_iT_pn6n6_mtSGAAEzhGz_zFjRA676ASwl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;515&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;481&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;491&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AF_zf5WclPYEc3b" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other
operating expenses, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89E_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfOtherOperatingIncomeExpenseExplanatory_pn6n6_zmzLkoOHsLb6" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Costs and expenses by nature - Other (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B3_zdJk211oOyje" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of other operating expenses,  net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_495_20220101__20221231_zFT10zBZDGFe" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20210101__20211231_zmMcK717bQ6e" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20200101__20201231_ziVOonLOkBAd" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 44%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--ExpensesRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent_msOOIEzfB3_zsGAnlbotmpf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expenses related to Brumadinho event&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,079&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;851&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,640&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--ExpensesRelatedToDecharacterizationOfDam_msOOIEzfB3_zLHeR4D1VKVd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expenses related to de-characterization of dam&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;617&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--AssetRetirementObligations_msOOIEzfB3_zSfmr5mqQnEl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asset retirement obligations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;121&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;312&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--ProvisionForLitigations_msOOIEzfB3_zznNaeJQfX19"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Provision for litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;153&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;73&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--PostEmploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOtherOperationalExpenses_msOOIEzfB3_zW2xIrkhycpf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Profit sharing program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;131&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;126&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;169&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--LossOnDisposalsOfMaterialsAndInventoriesOtherOperatingExpenses_msOOIEzfB3_zmXF1m19Zmxj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Disposals of materials and inventories&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--PandemicRelatedExpense_msOOIEzfB3_zEeHjHsHmfn2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;COVID-19
    expenses &lt;span id="xdx_F4E_zHRq8XFl0m61"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2138"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--OperatingExpensesByNatureOthers_msOOIEzfB3_z1Jq0iKgMNPc"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;118&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,722&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,976&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,057&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0D_zgYOFkKj6FSd" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
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that were more adversely affected by the pandemic. The resources were used to provide needed support such as medical supplies and equipment.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_zQwFwWJwg9N5" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;








&lt;p style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The breakdown of research and development expenses by operating
segment is presented in note 4(a).&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfExpensesByNatureExplanatory>
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    &lt;td id="xdx_49C_20220101__20221231_z1YU0A7L6BJa" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_49A_20210101__20211231_zZPRYIvJu6wb" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_493_20200101__20201231_zMEgX4He5eA5" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 46%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--TransportationExpense_maCOSzOnH_zMYUvrDjC4Y2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Freight
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,738&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,575&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,439&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--RawMaterialsAndConsumablesUsed_maCOSzOnH_ztJciRyLCr1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Materials
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,632&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,907&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,782&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Maintenance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,105&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,812&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,529&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Depreciation, depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,049&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,857&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,961&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--CostOfAcquisitionOfProducts_maCOSzOnH_zl6POIG09SKc"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquisition
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,566&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,277&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;946&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--EmployeeBenefitsExpenseCostOfGoodsSoldAndServices_maCOSzOnH_zpOkt1KLLl4a"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Personnel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,817&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,703&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,624&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--FuelExpense_maCOSzOnH_zb6bwZb7Y9s8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fuel
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,630&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;848&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--RoyaltyExpense_maCOSzOnH_z0G5X8pFQh8f"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Royalties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,370&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;845&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;719&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;639&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;673&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,504&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,578&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;170&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;107&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;114&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;515&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;481&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;491&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_495_20220101__20221231_zFT10zBZDGFe" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20210101__20211231_zmMcK717bQ6e" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--ExpensesRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent_msOOIEzfB3_zsGAnlbotmpf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expenses related to Brumadinho event&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,079&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;851&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,640&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--ExpensesRelatedToDecharacterizationOfDam_msOOIEzfB3_zLHeR4D1VKVd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expenses related to de-characterization of dam&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;617&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,722&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--FinancialIncomeAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial income&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--ShortTermInvestmentsFinancialIncome_i01_pn6n6_maFIzbfu_zGcLJIdf0pl1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Short term investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"/&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;440&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;226&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--OtherFinanceIncome_i01_pn6n6_maFIzbfu_zos3Nt4G89O6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;111&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;178&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--FinanceIncome_i01T_pn6n6_mtFIzbfu_zuGbAGvOFzA3"&gt;
    &lt;td style="color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total financial income&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;520&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;337&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;307&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--FinancialExpensesAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseOnBorrowings_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zFcrJOtmJgT7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loans and borrowings gross interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(612)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(671)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(742)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--BorrowingCostsCapitaliseds_i01_pn6n6_msFCzpqu_z3INsEuFd2j2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Capitalized loans and borrowing costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zFH4jNVzfcq1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest on REFIS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(152)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(54)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(55)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiabilities_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zSyXv6UBvtYb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest on lease liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(64)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(65)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--BondPremiumRepurchase_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zTk8Y06G6mjb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Bond premium repurchase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(113)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2194"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_eifrs-full--OtherFinanceCost_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zjetK7TYtPx8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(285)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(457)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(366)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_eifrs-full--FinanceCosts_i01NT_pn6n6_di_mtFCzpqu_zFHEx3m1QZZe"&gt;
    &lt;td style="color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total financial expenses&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,179)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,249)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,158)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial items, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net foreign exchange gains (losses)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(398)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;408&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(549)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebentures_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Participative
    shareholders' debentures &lt;span id="xdx_F42_zSWcVv1wCki4"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;659&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(716)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,565)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--FinancialGuarantees_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial
    guarantees &lt;span id="xdx_F4A_zdIAox8UM4vl"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;32(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;481&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;312&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(468)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(23)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,210)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Reclassification of cumulative translation adjustments to the income statement &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15 and 16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,608&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,326&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2226"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_ecustom--IndexationGainsLosses_i01N_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Indexation losses, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(577)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(276)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(170)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--OtherFinancialItems_i01N_pn6n6_di_zttbM7xv6rek"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,122) 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Other financial items&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,927&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,031&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,962)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,268&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,119&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(4,813)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0F_zIafCglqav0b" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F15_zocBjKQHSo95" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Items reclassified in comparative to maintain consistency of disclosure.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_zzsnaDaUAMAh" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_846_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForForeignCurrencyTranslationExplanatory_zchfent2DGe4" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_861_z2uHDDWUWWB1"&gt;Transactions in foreign currencies
are translated into the functional currency&lt;/span&gt; using the exchange rate effective on the date of the transaction. The foreign exchange gains
and losses resulting from the translation at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the year are recognized in the income statement
as &#x93;financial income or expense&#x94;. The exceptions are transactions related to qualifying net investment hedges or items that
are attributable to the net investment in a foreign operation, for which gains, and losses are recognized as a component of other comprehensive
income.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The accounting policies related
to the other items of the financial result are shown in the notes, &#x93;15. Investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures&#x94;,
&#x93;22. Participative shareholders&#x92; debentures&#x94; and &#x93;23. Loans, borrowing, leases, cash and cash equivalents and
short-term investments&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_85E_zLAQYOjOVK85" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinanceIncomeExpenseExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInterestIncomeExpenseExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_890_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfInterestIncomeExpenseExplanatory_pn6n6_zhsSLgNl3ZCi" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial result (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zy9zLsaFgY4c" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of financial result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20220101__20221231_zPiN63zBWoVf" style="text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20210101__20211231_zdsT1gnYHaLh" style="text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20200101__20201231_z4nU8urz4Auk" style="text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 44%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--FinancialIncomeAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial income&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--ShortTermInvestmentsFinancialIncome_i01_pn6n6_maFIzbfu_zGcLJIdf0pl1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Short term investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"/&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;440&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;226&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--OtherFinanceIncome_i01_pn6n6_maFIzbfu_zos3Nt4G89O6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;111&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;178&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--FinanceIncome_i01T_pn6n6_mtFIzbfu_zuGbAGvOFzA3"&gt;
    &lt;td style="color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total financial income&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;520&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;337&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;307&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--FinancialExpensesAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseOnBorrowings_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zFcrJOtmJgT7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loans and borrowings gross interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(612)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(671)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(742)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--BorrowingCostsCapitaliseds_i01_pn6n6_msFCzpqu_z3INsEuFd2j2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Capitalized loans and borrowing costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--InterestOnRefisFinancialExpenses_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zFH4jNVzfcq1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest on REFIS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(152)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(54)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(55)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiabilities_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zSyXv6UBvtYb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest on lease liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(64)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(65)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--BondPremiumRepurchase_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zTk8Y06G6mjb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Bond premium repurchase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(113)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2194"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_eifrs-full--OtherFinanceCost_i01N_pn6n6_di_maFCzpqu_zjetK7TYtPx8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(285)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(457)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(366)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_eifrs-full--FinanceCosts_i01NT_pn6n6_di_mtFCzpqu_zFHEx3m1QZZe"&gt;
    &lt;td style="color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total financial expenses&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,179)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,249)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,158)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial items, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net foreign exchange gains (losses)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(398)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;408&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(549)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebentures_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Participative
    shareholders' debentures &lt;span id="xdx_F42_zSWcVv1wCki4"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;659&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(716)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,565)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--FinancialGuarantees_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial
    guarantees &lt;span id="xdx_F4A_zdIAox8UM4vl"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;32(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;481&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;312&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(468)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 49%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cobalt streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zDqlELSTJO97" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zSsjaISfj7p1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zetZ8Cr04Eue" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;505&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Gold streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_znDqJQAKL18c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_zitwG2OpCCzg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_zUtYM1LNwh6f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,274&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contract liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentLiability_iI_c20221231_zH2FbhiZBf9j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;81&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--NoncurrentLiability_iI_c20221231_zPlYv9j2pf92" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,612&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ContractLiability_iI_c20211231_zlRDhU9bq7sf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contract liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,779&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A8_z0DNSnDK4Qcc" style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a) Details of the agreements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Streaming transactions (Details 1)"&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 16%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 40%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cobalt streaming&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 41%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gold streaming&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Contract date&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;June 2018 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;From 2013 to 2016&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Product delivery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Product delivery started in January 2021, after the mine's ramp-up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;The product was delivered from the contract signature, because the plant was already operational.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Subject&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;75% of cobalt extracted as by-product from Voisey's Bay mine (Canada).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75% of gold contained in the copper concentrate from the Salobo (Brazil) mine and 70% of the gold extracted as a by-product from the Sudbury nickel mines (Canada).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deadline&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Until the mine's exhaustion, estimated for 2035.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Until the mine's exhaustion, estimated for 2043 and 2053 for Salobo and Sudbury, respectively.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Counterparts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Wheaton Precious Metals Corp and Anglo Pacific Group. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;US$690 received on the contract date. Furthermore, the Company receives an amount equal to 20% (average) of the market reference price of cobalt for each pound of cobalt delivered.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$3,600 received from 2013 to 2016. Furthermore, the Company receives an amount equal to the lower of (i) $400 per ounce of refined gold delivered and (ii) the reference market price on the delivery date.&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effects on the income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89E_ecustom--ScheduleOfEffectsOnTheIncomeStatementTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zOi8tisWeWGk" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Streaming transactions (Details 2)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B8_zGuzDxSvAp28" style="display: none"&gt;Effects on the income statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 49%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cobalt streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_z8e7kLTlyPBh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zb0b0ghsjt9g" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Gold streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_z7Qwrnj9Ikqb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_zO7xg0fw0olc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;43&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_ztDRwslN6oLb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fixed revenue - Contract liabilities realized&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zv76JMjxhdg1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;86&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zVr7HJL3BqHa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;98&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zqpnljeQWXSl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;60&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cobalt streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zFy4oCi73MCb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zawDJTDXGOP8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Gold streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_z3JMmpX66Ggf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_zsQ1Dxpl7CFj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_ztCA5fs5ccJ9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;114&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Variable revenue - Additional payments received&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_c20220101__20221231_zb9Lkb8RT2Vf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;85&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_c20210101__20211231_zM7MIkv8UGn6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;94&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_c20200101__20201231_zrEZxvkS19e6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;114&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A9_zDK2aEieCvC" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84A_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForContractLiabilityPolicyTextBlock_zyl9oapEqgOg" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company bifurcates both &lt;span id="xdx_86B_zhqvH36UQQte"&gt;streaming
transactions&lt;/span&gt; in two identifiable components: (i) the sale of the mineral rights and (ii) extraction services.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sale
of mineral rights &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The amount allocated to this component is recognized as revenue in the income statement when the
Company transfers ownership of the mineral rights to the counterparty. The cost related to the component sold is recognized in the income
statement at the same moment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Extraction
services &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company recognizes contract liabilities in the event it receives payments from customers before a sale
meets criteria for revenue recognition. Proceeds received under the terms of the streaming transaction allocated to this component are
accounted for as &#x93;streaming transactions&#x94; and included within liabilities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Contract liability is initially
recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred, and is subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Contract liability is released to the income statement based on the units of production, that is, revenue is calculated
based on volume produced compared to the total proved and probable reserves of gold or cobalt, which are reviewed and remeasured annually.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Defining the result on sale of mineral
interest and the contractual liabilities portion of the streaming transaction it is required the use of critical accounting estimates
including, but not limited to: (i) allocation of costs between the product and the by-product based on relative prices; (ii) expected
margin for the independent components (sale of mineral rights and service for gold and cobalt extraction); and (iii) discount rates used
to measure the present value of future inflows and outflows.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_858_zDIaw2qJ9Xf1" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B4_z3v5Ld5fCDDg" style="display: none"&gt;Separate
    transactions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 49%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cobalt streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zDqlELSTJO97" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zSsjaISfj7p1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zetZ8Cr04Eue" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;505&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Gold streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_znDqJQAKL18c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ContractLiability_iI_c20211231_zlRDhU9bq7sf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contract liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,779&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zb0b0ghsjt9g" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_z7Qwrnj9Ikqb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_zO7xg0fw0olc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;43&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_ztDRwslN6oLb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fixed revenue - Contract liabilities realized&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zv76JMjxhdg1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;86&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zVr7HJL3BqHa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;98&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FixedRevenueContractLiabilitiesRealized_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zqpnljeQWXSl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fixed revenue contract liabilities realized"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;60&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cobalt streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zFy4oCi73MCb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CobaltStreamingMember_zawDJTDXGOP8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Gold streaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_z3JMmpX66Ggf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_zsQ1Dxpl7CFj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GoldStreamingMember_ztCA5fs5ccJ9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;114&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_c20210101__20211231_zM7MIkv8UGn6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;94&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--VariableRevenueAdditionalPaymentsReceived_c20200101__20201231_zrEZxvkS19e6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Variable revenue - additional payments received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;114&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    <vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForContractLiabilityPolicyTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84A_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForContractLiabilityPolicyTextBlock_zyl9oapEqgOg" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company bifurcates both &lt;span id="xdx_86B_zhqvH36UQQte"&gt;streaming
transactions&lt;/span&gt; in two identifiable components: (i) the sale of the mineral rights and (ii) extraction services.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sale
of mineral rights &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The amount allocated to this component is recognized as revenue in the income statement when the
Company transfers ownership of the mineral rights to the counterparty. The cost related to the component sold is recognized in the income
statement at the same moment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Extraction
services &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company recognizes contract liabilities in the event it receives payments from customers before a sale
meets criteria for revenue recognition. Proceeds received under the terms of the streaming transaction allocated to this component are
accounted for as &#x93;streaming transactions&#x94; and included within liabilities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Contract liability is initially
recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred, and is subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Contract liability is released to the income statement based on the units of production, that is, revenue is calculated
based on volume produced compared to the total proved and probable reserves of gold or cobalt, which are reviewed and remeasured annually.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Defining the result on sale of mineral
interest and the contractual liabilities portion of the streaming transaction it is required the use of critical accounting estimates
including, but not limited to: (i) allocation of costs between the product and the by-product based on relative prices; (ii) expected
margin for the independent components (sale of mineral rights and service for gold and cobalt extraction); and (iii) discount rates used
to measure the present value of future inflows and outflows.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIncomeTaxExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_80C_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfIncomeTaxExplanatory_z4FWsQWmKr3k" style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_014"/&gt;8.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_826_zIwH3JXrRdol"&gt;Income taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Income
tax reconciliation&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The reconciliation of the
taxes calculated according to the nominal tax rates and the amount of taxes recorded is shown below:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89D_ecustom--EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTableTextBlock_pn6n6_z3ggQojrrJJ2" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Income taxes - Income tax reconciliation (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_zTCDVy2smmxh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of income tax reconciliation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_490_20220101__20221231_z3eow7FDUXYa" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20210101__20211231_znKVChCZfbk3" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20200101__20201231_zwBEEPLQ0wDh" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 52%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--AccountingProfit_zbiH1h5swrI4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income before income taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19,781&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;29,541&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,990&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--IncomeTaxesAtStatutoryRate34_z2A2mKhgdIi6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income taxes at statutory rate (34%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(6,726)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(10,044)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,377)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--ReconciliationOfAverageEffectiveTaxRateAndApplicableTaxRateAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjustments that affect the taxes basis:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--TaxEffectOfInterestOnStockholdersEquity_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Income tax benefit from interest on capital&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;556&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;260&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;316&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--TaxEffectOfTaxIncentives_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Tax incentives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,247&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,826&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--TaxEffectOfEquityResults_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;167&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--TaxEffectOfAdditionsReversalsOfTaxLossCarryforward_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Addition (reduction) of tax loss carryforward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;899&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;663&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;769&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfTaxLosses_i01N_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Unrecognized tax losses of the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(197)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(115)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(215)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--ReclassificationOfCumulativeAdjustmentsToIncomeStatement_i01_pn6n6_z2GseP9TqrFd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Reclassification of cumulative adjustments to the income statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;547&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,471&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2341"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_eifrs-full--OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome_i01N_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;619&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;588&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations_iN_pn6n6_di_zUnGAJci3bS5"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,971)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(4,697)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(735)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxExpenseIncome_zMjNQxG3Uuqd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current tax&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,020)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5,663)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,398)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxExpenseIncome_zEEJyYpjZ1Z7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deferred tax&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(951)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;966&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,663&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations_iN_pn6n6_di_zDLnNkaHJELj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,971)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(4,697)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(735)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A1_zYTbJNUiquQ4" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; color: #007E7A; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Tax loss carryforward does not expire in the Brazilian jurisdiction
and their compensation is limited to 30% of the taxable income for the year. The local profits of foreign subsidiaries are also taxed
in Brazil and there is no restriction on their offset against tax losses generated previously by the foreign entity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsExplanatory_pn6n6_zwVfaFtosbKe" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Income taxes - Tax loss carryforward  (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_zz7oUPKVdNx" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of deferred income tax assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 66%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Taxes losses carryforward&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TaxesLossesCarryforward_iI_c20221231_zA8MMLsHhwQg" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,908&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TaxesLossesCarryforward_iI_c20211231_zFfT5ibcLqSj" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,757&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Temporary differences:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Employee post retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--EmployeePostRetirementObligationsMember_z2eFiZ4ImDN1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;411&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_c20211231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--EmployeePostRetirementObligationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;504&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Provision for litigation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--ProvisionForLitigationMember_zaxhMQz7yzX7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;364&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_c20211231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--ProvisionForLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;346&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Asset retirement obligations and other provisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--AssetRetirementObligationsMember_z2VRlrrucF0d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,349&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--AssetRetirementObligationsMember_zn5qDA9GghOd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,384&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Fair value of financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsMember_zxxP9uX4sSPa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;839&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_c20211231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--FairValueOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zECsk2pOcvul" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,392)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--FairValueOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zb5jHlZxsYJe" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,857)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherTemporaryDifferencesMember_zVUBfs0hs61f" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(122)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_c20211231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherTemporaryDifferencesMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z2A9QbNuaArj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,357&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z8vnqAupqJVl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,560&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--AssetsTemporaryDifferencesMember_zGPTmfsPPN85" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10,770&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--AssetsTemporaryDifferencesMember_zuCDHZWlbRl6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11,441&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--LiabilitiesTemporaryDifferencesMember_zBQQPcOSsmCk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,413)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis__custom--LiabilitiesTemporaryDifferencesMember_z6vRsuwXW7uf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,881)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_znD54kTc7DDg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,357&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,560&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AB_zmEa11cTp2Yb" style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The following table shows the changes in deferred tax assets
and liabilities:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDeferredTaxesExplanatory_pn6n6_zxGnSYhWDhOl" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Income taxes - Changes in deferred tax (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B9_z8fovV5nlbrd" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in deferred tax&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 55%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Deferred taxes, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXGuL9JgpxE8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,335&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zmzYKuM3puyf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,770&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zPxjOty46jx2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,565&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Taxes losses carryforward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_ztKzYZW7nBZh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;830&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zhJ21tvuPkU4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;830&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asset retirement obligations and other provisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisionsDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zgg6Hlqsli78" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Asset retirement obligations and other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;226&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zf52NcXUB5s8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Asset retirement obligations and other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;226&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zo2MHIRSZKlb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstruments_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zpxQwicsasMg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipmentLiabilities_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0MVLqauHybd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;138&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zCKVOodgR0C8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(138)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z4aQlt0gcbo4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXjCzWPbEve1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effect in income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zLrQZRiOHxNl" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,104&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOrDP7kFwSHk" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;138&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatement_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zy1Mw3K1dAtb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;966&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfers between assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zeSVwr8vs2P6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(155)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zdGVXe9Q56R" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(155)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvEr8mME9MO6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(649)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXrEXDrUhwz" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zgq4AwCPamyh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(636)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other comprehensive income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0DdhWZQVPTj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zPhgs2FGOj21" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;141&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zPzKyEDDABH6" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(156)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Tax loss carryforward from coal operations - Discontinued operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforwardFromCoalOperationsAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvR6ro30eJOh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Tax loss carryforward from coal operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforwardFromCoalOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvmntiG74B8h" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Tax loss carryforward from coal operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zUiAMkLMYSnl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,441&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zWW4SvzgIUe2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,881&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zyEUoN1m0bq1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,560&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Taxes losses carryforward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRQI7RMzcHT" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(68)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAhj8JNvZ7Vi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(68)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zW3VVqWK0Yla" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(324)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zC1ZYq6mVmHl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(324)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdxi0bmexR5a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(634)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstruments_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_ztyy28ulCjQ4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(634)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipmentLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zOnBAR9ltqxi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(330)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zp0MVMM0GhD1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;330&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAvd68Olg8tc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(255)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zz90jy8mOI91" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(255)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effect in income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zNv0cvxYTp1h" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,281)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zVUx5y3Zrjj" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(330)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatement_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zujkHxNs1JFa" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(951)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfers between assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zkN7wzd9x5R9" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(136)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRoCOv3OtCb2" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(136)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z9Qcz0EqU5Yg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;688&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zB90DYRyxC38" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(75)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdknuwGUkWie" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;763&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other comprehensive income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zIDoiSFdhIie" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;58&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zfDTKSXkfzqk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;101&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zh7qvw2jaTb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Sale of California Steel Industries &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustriesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zltKNpuV74Ag" style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Sale of California Steel Industries"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustries_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zfChqclO6Sq7" style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Sale of California Steel Industries"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zJV5owEGT2yi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at ending of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,770&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAan39jztP5c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at ending of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,413&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zl2TUfiTnvUk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at ending of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,357&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A1_zxlFivvfWjMe" style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; color: #007E7A; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"&gt;c)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;Tax incentives&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;In Brazil, the Company has tax incentives to partially
reduce the income tax generated by the operations conducted in the North and Northeast regions that includes iron ore, copper, and nickel.
The incentive is calculated based on the taxable income of the incentive activity (tax operating income) and considers the allocation
of tax operating income into different incentives applicable to different tranches of production during specified periods for each product,
usually &lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--TaxIncentive_dtY_c20220101__20221231_zuz4TU5lPwZ8" title="Tax incentive"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; years. The Company&#x92;s tax incentives are expected to expire substantially in 2024 and the last tax incentive will expire
in 2027.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;In addition to these incentives, the income tax payable
can be reduced by investing in the acquisition of new machinery and equipment, subject to subsequent approval by the responsible regulatory
agency, Superintendence for the Development of the Amazon (&#x93;SUDAM&#x94;). This subsidy is expected to expire in 2023.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;As determined by the Brazilian law, the tax savings
obtained as a result of these incentives must be appropriated in retained earnings reserve account in equity and cannot be distributed
as dividends to shareholders.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; color: #007E7A; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"&gt;d)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;Income taxes - Settlement program (&#x93;REFIS&#x94;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89C_ecustom--IncomeTaxesSettlementProgramTableTextBlock_pn6n6_znc2J6nmnhDk" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Income taxes - Settlement program (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B4_zAhNMdxbikej" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of income taxes settlement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_495_20221231_zJWOkrvEWtgg" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_495_20211231" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year
    ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 62%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--TaxSettlementLiabilityCurrent_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;371&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;324&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--TaxSettlementLiabilityNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,869&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,964&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--TaxSettlementLiability_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;REFIS liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,240&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,288&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;SELIC rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231_zT4cLjVQBeKd" title="SELIC rate (in percentage)"&gt;13.75&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--TaxSettlementLiabilityInterestRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231_z5uJF7X72Qge" title="SELIC rate (in percentage)"&gt;9.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AD_z57ZRjbVRlUi" style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The balance is mainly related to the settlement program
of claims regarding the collection of income tax and social contribution on equity gains of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates from 2003
to 2012. This amount bears SELIC interest rate (Special System for Settlement and Custody) and will be paid in monthly installments until
October 2028. The impact of the SELIC over the liability is recorded under the Company&#x92;s financial results.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;e) &#160; Uncertain tax positions (&#x93;UTP&#x94;)&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is engaged in administrative and judicial
discussions with tax authorities in Brazil in relation to certain tax positions adopted by the Company for calculating income tax and
social contribution on net income. The final determination is uncertain and depends on factors not controlled by the Company, such as
changes in case law and changes in tax laws and regulations. The Company is subject to the assessment of income tax by local tax authorities
in a range up to 10 years depending on jurisdiction where the Company operates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The amount under discussion with the tax authorities
is US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zGnYb4z7ggKl" title="Tax authorities"&gt;3,659&lt;/span&gt; as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zQHFHadQ4e0i" title="Tax authorities"&gt;3,122&lt;/span&gt;), as detailed below. In addition, if the tax authority does not accept the tax treatment
adopted by the Company in relation to these matters, there would also be a reduction of tax losses in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfTaxLosses_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zGz8COtxpXji" title="Tax effect of tax losses"&gt;564&lt;/span&gt; as at December
31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfTaxLosses_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zNVCImAMZ427" title="Tax effect of tax losses"&gt;527&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_896_ecustom--ScheduleOfUncertainTaxPositionsTableTextBlock_z5qkmMn9ltl1" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Income taxes - Uncertain tax position (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B8_zsHxKE8QLOmd" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of
    uncertain tax positions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_492_20220101__20221231_zaccEy2tJxt9" style="text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_494_20210101__20211231_zXfXYpaFbWYf" style="text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 60%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;UTPs not recorded on balance sheet (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--TransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiary_zEu2UiMad9s1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer pricing over the exportation of ores to a foreign subsidiary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;829&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;669&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--InterestExpense_zCmZfdRRnTsd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expenses of interest on capital &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;981&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--ProceedingRelatedToIncomeTaxPaidAbroad_z0LsjFfWYO4b"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeding related to income tax paid abroad &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;439&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;399&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--GoodwillAmortization_zNxsNW3tEgTi"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Goodwill amortization &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;517&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--PaymentsToRenovaFoundation_z4q7F0nILO2h"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payments to Renova Foundation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--Other_zJ64K8En0Bq2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;696&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;747&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--TotalNotRecordedOnBalanceSheet_iI_zAJtv0PBgXtd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;Total not recorded on balance sheet&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,659&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,122&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;UTPs recorded on balance sheet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--DeductionOfCsllInBrazil_zWDQ4w17Si68"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deduction of CSLL in Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;155&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2572"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--GainRelatedToIncidenceOfIrpjAndCsllOnSelicRateInRepetitionOfUnduePayment_zCnVGDXiQ3Eh"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Gain related to incidence of IRPJ and CSLL on SELIC rate in the repetition of undue payment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2574"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--TotalRecordedBalanceSheet_zZC1i9j8ij62"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total recorded balance sheet&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;155&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;34&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Based on the assessment of its internal and external legal advisors, the Company believes that the tax treatment adopted for these matters
will be accepted in decisions of the higher courts on last instance.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A6_zIzpo6yyYrkl" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Transfer pricing over the exportation
of ores to a foreign subsidiary - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company was assessed for the IRPJ and CSLL, for the years of 2015, 2016 and 2017 since
the tax agent has disregarded the intermediation cost and other adjustments used in the calculation of the transfer pricing over the exportation
of iron ore, pellets, nickel and copper to its foreign controlled company. The Company is challenging these assessments in the administrative
level and a decision is pending.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company maintains the method of calculating the transfer
price, as it considers it to be the most appropriate tax treatment for interpreting the rules in force and applicable to the subject and
is discussing the aforementioned charges at the administrative level.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The total amount in dispute is US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zFwbusLEPtF8" title="Reduction of tax losses"&gt;829&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zcc80vQfJ2Vg" title="Reduction of tax losses"&gt;4,324&lt;/span&gt; million) as
at December 31, 2022 (US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_z91TPGSeFz57" title="Reduction of tax losses"&gt;669&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zVrZGs02S3Vj" title="Reduction of tax losses"&gt;3,732&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition, there was a reduction of the tax losses from 2015,
2016 and 2017, with the corresponding tax impact of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zLKlwNKYBAYa" title="Deferred tax liabilities"&gt;361&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231_zjuvjUJ0AVhh" title="Deferred tax liabilities"&gt;1,883&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zpkdVJsHOqN7" title="Deferred tax liabilities"&gt;377&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DeferredTaxLiability_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231_z9M73b6nkJbb" title="Deferred tax liabilities"&gt;1,883&lt;/span&gt; million)).
The amount involved for the 2018 to 2022 years, which are not in dispute, is US$2,592 (R$13,525 million) (2021: US$1,885 (R$10,519 million)).&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Expenses of interest on capital
(&#x93;JCP&#x94;) - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;In 2021, Vale received assessments for the collection of IRPJ, CSLL and fines, on the grounds that the
deduction of JCP was improper, referring to the base years of 2017 and 2018. The amount under discussion is US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zkMxdPrTthZ9" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"&gt;1,154&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zF5dc4nNxgga" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"&gt;6,021&lt;/span&gt; million)
as at December 31, 2022 (US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zTgbbEeaNkac" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"&gt;981&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zworv385TSfe" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"&gt;5,477&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition, the tax effect of the potential reduction in
the tax loss carryforward is US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_zPaAYLbB5Oll" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"&gt;134&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_zAR5lMNPtPIj" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"&gt;699&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_zYlnYoIzbmD6" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"&gt;125&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnExpensesOfInterestOnCapitalMember_z87q8BuLUJHh" title="Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)"&gt;699&lt;/span&gt; million)). The Company presented administrative
defenses for these assessments and is awaiting a decision.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Proceeding related to income tax
paid abroad - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Vale received a tax assessment for the collection of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zBQhTT4sTwC4" title="Taxes paid"&gt;439&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zJzoqBrlN4e4" title="Taxes paid"&gt;2,288&lt;/span&gt; million) (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zzPRcCWHVn8k" title="Taxes paid"&gt;399&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--TaxesPaid_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_z5jJ7YP9WIFc" title="Taxes paid"&gt;2,255&lt;/span&gt; million))
due to the disregard of taxes paid abroad that were offset by the IRPJ debt in 2016. Tax authorities allege the Company has failed to
comply with the applicable rules relating to the offset, in Brazil, of income taxes paid abroad. The Company had filed an administrative
appeal and a decision is pending.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Goodwill amortization - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The
Company received tax assessments for the collection of IRPJ and CSLL for the periods between 2013 and 2018, due to the deduction of goodwill
amortization expenses recorded in the acquisition of controlled companies, after its merger by the Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;One of the assessments is the goodwill generated in the privatization
of the Company and recorded by Valepar, merged into the Parent Company in 2017.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is discussing the charges at the administrative
level in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zlQN9rrdXOr9" title="Administrative amount"&gt;517&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zrGjLV8aahQ5" title="Administrative amount"&gt;2,698&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2022 (US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zuUnYPnChIA6" title="Administrative amount"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--AdministrativeExpense_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zATEjaV55807" title="Administrative amount"&gt;1,703&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2021). In addition,
the tax effect of the potential reduction in the tax loss carryforward is US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z2egcZGnq5n9" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_z3vW8ochvGFe" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zBUIVzJQ3lX4" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ReductionTaxLossCarryforward_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_z9ZQB3gftBsl" title="Reduction tax loss carryforward"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt;
million)). The amount involved for the 2019 to 2022 years, which are not assessed, is US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--AmountAssessed_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zfmeDJslFiRd" title="Amount assessed"&gt;223&lt;/span&gt; (R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--AmountAssessed_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zoURWKD4Gqt5" title="Amount assessed"&gt;1,162&lt;/span&gt; million).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Payments to Renova Foundation
- &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company deducts payments made to Funda&#xe7;&#xe3;o Renova arising from the obligation entered into the Transaction
and Conduct Adjustment Agreement (&#x93;TTAC&#x94;) and from its subsidiary liability in the agreement when Samarco does not make these
payments directly. Vale understands that the deduction of such expenses is adequate, since its liability is objective, arising from the
obligation entered into in the TTAC and its status as a shareholder.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company received a tax assessment notice for the collection
of IRPJ and CSLL alleging that the expenses incurred with Renova Foundation were improperly deducted from the computation of the Company&#x92;s
income tax, as they understand that these expenses are supposedly not necessary for Vale's operational activities. The total amount assessed
is US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zs0O9VqSdwi7" title="Tax assessment"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231_zxaYhByIBHh6" title="Tax assessment"&gt;126&lt;/span&gt; million) for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zUvPtgWCP726" title="Tax assessment"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231_zC5OzRB2TU0c" title="Tax assessment"&gt;115&lt;/span&gt; million)). In addition, the tax effect of the potential
reduction in the tax loss carryforward is US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforward_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_ziwLEzzanvMc" title="Tax loss carryforward"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforward_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231_zmg3oLZSRE53" title="Tax loss carryforward"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforward_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zN5a4hfe0AIa" title="Tax loss carryforward"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforward_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231_zt0LUm6ew9mj" title="Tax loss carryforward"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt; million)). For the fiscal years
2018 to 2022, the amount under discussion is US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zXyoP66Ub6A4" title="Tax effect of foreign tax rates"&gt;530&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zSV1RzFbehtj" title="Tax effect of foreign tax rates"&gt;2,763&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zEPTSYnZs9pl" title="Tax effect of foreign tax rates"&gt;426&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__custom--NatureOfUncertainitiesAxis__custom--UncertaintyOnTransferPricingOverExportationOfOresToForeignSubsidiaryMember_zoqDvF7Of3P" title="Tax effect of foreign tax rates"&gt;2,376&lt;/span&gt; million)).&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Deduction of CSLL in Brazil -
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;In 2004, a definitive decision of the Superior Court of Justice (&#x93;STJ&#x94;) granted to the Company the right to deduct
the Social Contribution on Net Income (&#x93;CSLL&#x94;) from the taxable base of the corporate income tax (&#x93;IRPJ&#x94;). The
Federal Government filed a rescission action (&#x93;a&#xe7;&#xe3;o rescis&#xf3;ria&#x94;) in 2006, seeking to reverse the 2004
decision. In 2019, the Federal Court of Appeals (&#x93;TRF&#x94;) upheld the rescission action and, although the decision was not final,
the Company decided not to deduct the CSLL from the taxable income since then.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Meanwhile, the Federal Supreme Court (&#x93;STF&#x94;) is judging two extraordinary
appeals with impact to all taxpayers. These appeals are discussing how long a court decision related with a tax matter would remain valid
if the STF had subsequently issued a contrary decision. Due to the developments of this matter in the STF during 2023 and based on the
updated assessment of its legal advisors, the Company concluded that the tax treatment previously adopted will probably not be accepted
by the tax authority and, therefore, it recognized a liability in the amount of US$155 (R$813 million) as &#x93;Taxes payable&#x94;
for the year ended December 31, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gain related to incidence of IRPJ
and CSLL on SELIC rate in the repetition of undue payment - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;In September 2021, the Federal Supreme Court (&#x93;STF&#x94;)
decided in a judgment with general repercussion, that the incidence of IRPJ and CSLL on amounts referring to the SELIC rate received as
a result of repetition of tax overpayment is unconstitutional. After the publication of the decision of the leading case judgment with
a conclusion favorable to the taxpayers, the Company recognized a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedWhenControlInSubsidiaryIsLost_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieMember_z63JeFaN9eE1" title="Gains (losses) recognised when control of subsidiary is lost"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt; in the income statement for the year ended December 31,
2021.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;f) Recoverable
and payable taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B4_zJoP8ARv1pz8" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of recoverable and payable taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Value-added tax ("ICMS")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--ValueAddedTaxMember_zfxVchyslXSb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;261&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--ValueAddedTaxMember_zEttmS9iNSI2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--ValueAddedTaxMember_zdCzq9AWMEnb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--ValueAddedTaxMember_zaGUMLV7SJLb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;217&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--ValueAddedTaxMember_zixqro5fx8re" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--ValueAddedTaxMember_znQIHhP6KW6a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;162&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian federal contributions ("PIS and COFINS")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalContributionsMember_zSMwrzh0Vd3h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;690&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalContributionsMember_zw7OCtREnGMk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;740&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalContributionsMember_zEea5Gt12MT9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalContributionsMember_z1GBcJ8hyiMk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;520&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalContributionsMember_zaXCVXMOCUxf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;511&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalContributionsMember_zuP0OTt1g8u7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Income taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zXoBJtNWTIW1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;309&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_z8CJxQk2pVL8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;369&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zaWvh9uXF5t2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;221&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zjM0YQkLc6o1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;113&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zy4axdpfnuhi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;413&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--IncomeTaxesMember_zSnPmhpRmqV1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,861&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial compensation for the exploration of mineral resources ("CFEM")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember_zV4IJkx2pNo8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--FinancialCompensationForExplorationOfMineralResourcesMember_zn0zeQZpIzff" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--OthersMember_zuHOCpj3363a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--OthersMember_zAuWyHneiFa1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;114&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--OthersMember_zmMXpt9TTLBb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--TaxTypeAxis__custom--OthersMember_zKtyuweM0fz3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;83&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zL5OKZ37bZT3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,272&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zipUR07ave7f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,110&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zk3eBP8pEzP8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;470&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zGCUo9SHwJf3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;862&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssetsNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zHaPAWizdmU3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax assets, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;935&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zW51lFxsxB8j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current tax liabilities, current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,177&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_zWR7qUsxYCN6" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ICMS included in PIS and COFINS
computation tax base - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Vale discussed the issue of the exclusion of ICMS from the taxable basis of the contribution to PIS
and COFINS in two lawsuits filed before March 2017. One of the lawsuits includes the triggering events from March 2012 onwards and has
a favorable definitive decision. This lawsuit resulted in the recognition of a gain in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231_z8lmmJuOmI1" title="Gains on litigation settlements"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uBRL_c20200101__20201231_zW8cmcjk6gP8" title="Gains on litigation settlements"&gt;313&lt;/span&gt; million) in the income
statement for the year ended December 31, 2020. This amount was calculated based on the assumption that the ICMS to be excluded from the
taxable bases is the one paid. With the definition of the subject by the Federal Supreme Court in the leading case, with binding effects
to all taxpayers, which determined that the ICMS to be excluded is the one highlighted in the invoices, the Company recognized an additional
gain of US$26 (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--AdditionalGainRecognizedInLawsuitThatCoversTriggeringEvents_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zZWbAnY5OKh1" title="Additional gain"&gt;146&lt;/span&gt; million) for the year ended December 31, 2021.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The lawsuit that covers the triggering events that occurred
between December 2001 and February 2012, resulted in the recognition of a gain in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_z1VdT5s9qvz2" title="Gains on litigation settlements"&gt;145&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--GainsOnLitigationSettlements_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231_zloJ4lwAHuj1" title="Gains on litigation settlements"&gt;808&lt;/span&gt; million) for the year ended
December 31, 2021 due to the favorable decision obtained by the Company and in line with the judgment of the Federal Supreme Court in
the aforementioned leading case.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84E_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIncomeTaxExplanatory_zX5ez8N42bia" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
Brazilian corporate tax law requires the taxation on the income generated from foreign subsidiaries and, therefore, income tax charge
is calculated using the tax rate enacted at the end of the reporting period in Brazil. The effects of the income tax calculation in the
consolidated financial statements are calculated by applying the differential between the Brazilian income tax rate and the local income
tax rate of each jurisdiction where the Company&#x92;s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Management
periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation
and it establishes provisions, where appropriate, on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities. The liabilities
related to uncertain tax positions are recorded only after determining, based on the position of its internal and external legal advisors,
a more-likely-than-not probability that the uncertain tax positions will withstand challenge, if any, from taxing authorities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Deferred
&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zaUquFG0IKs5"&gt;income taxes&lt;/span&gt; are recognized based on temporary differences between carrying amount and the tax basis of assets and liabilities as well
as tax losses carryforward. However, deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill.
Deferred income tax is also not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than
a business combination that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are offset where there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and where the deferred
tax balances relate to the same taxation authority.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
deferred tax assets arising from tax losses and temporary differences are not recognized when it is not probable that future taxable profit
will be available against which temporary differences and/or tax losses can be utilized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Current
and deferred tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income
or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Deferred
income tax -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Significant judgements, estimates and assumptions are required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets
that are recognized based on the likely timing and future taxable profits. Deferred tax assets arising from tax losses carryforward and
temporary differences are recognized considering assumptions and projected cash flows. Deferred tax assets may be affected by factors
including, but not limited to: (i) internal assumptions on the projected taxable income, which are based on production and sales planning,
commodity prices, operational costs and planned capital costs; (ii) macroeconomic environment; and (iii) trade and tax scenarios.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Uncertain
tax positions -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company applies significant judgement in identifying uncertainties over income tax treatments, which could
impact the consolidated financial statements. The Company operates in multiple jurisdictions where uncertainties arise in the application
of complex tax regulations. The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to reviews of income tax filings and other tax payments, and
disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation of the applicable laws and regulations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_859_z6x66Gyoukf7" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_zTCDVy2smmxh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of income tax reconciliation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_490_20220101__20221231_z3eow7FDUXYa" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20210101__20211231_znKVChCZfbk3" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20200101__20201231_zwBEEPLQ0wDh" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 52%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--AccountingProfit_zbiH1h5swrI4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income before income taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19,781&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;29,541&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,990&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--IncomeTaxesAtStatutoryRate34_z2A2mKhgdIi6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income taxes at statutory rate (34%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(6,726)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(10,044)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,377)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--ReconciliationOfAverageEffectiveTaxRateAndApplicableTaxRateAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjustments that affect the taxes basis:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--TaxEffectOfInterestOnStockholdersEquity_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Income tax benefit from interest on capital&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;556&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;260&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;316&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--TaxEffectOfTaxIncentives_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Tax incentives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,247&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,826&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--TaxEffectOfEquityResults_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;167&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--TaxEffectOfAdditionsReversalsOfTaxLossCarryforward_i01_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Addition (reduction) of tax loss carryforward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;899&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;663&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;769&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--TaxEffectOfTaxLosses_i01N_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Unrecognized tax losses of the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(197)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(115)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(215)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--ReclassificationOfCumulativeAdjustmentsToIncomeStatement_i01_pn6n6_z2GseP9TqrFd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Reclassification of cumulative adjustments to the income statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;547&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_znD54kTc7DDg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,357&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Deferred tax asset (liability)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,560&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXGuL9JgpxE8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,335&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zmzYKuM3puyf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,770&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zPxjOty46jx2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,565&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Taxes losses carryforward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_ztKzYZW7nBZh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;830&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zhJ21tvuPkU4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;830&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Asset retirement obligations and other provisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisionsDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zgg6Hlqsli78" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Asset retirement obligations and other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;226&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--AssetRetirementObligationsAndOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zf52NcXUB5s8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Asset retirement obligations and other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;226&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zo2MHIRSZKlb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstruments_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zpxQwicsasMg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipmentLiabilities_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0MVLqauHybd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;138&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zCKVOodgR0C8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(138)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z4aQlt0gcbo4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXjCzWPbEve1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effect in income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zLrQZRiOHxNl" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,104&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOrDP7kFwSHk" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;138&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatement_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zy1Mw3K1dAtb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;966&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfers between assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zeSVwr8vs2P6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(155)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zdGVXe9Q56R" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(155)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvEr8mME9MO6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(649)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXrEXDrUhwz" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zgq4AwCPamyh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(636)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other comprehensive income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0DdhWZQVPTj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zPhgs2FGOj21" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;141&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zPzKyEDDABH6" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(156)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Tax loss carryforward from coal operations - Discontinued operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforwardFromCoalOperationsAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvR6ro30eJOh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Tax loss carryforward from coal operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--TaxLossCarryforwardFromCoalOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zvmntiG74B8h" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Tax loss carryforward from coal operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zUiAMkLMYSnl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,441&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zWW4SvzgIUe2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,881&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zyEUoN1m0bq1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,560&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Taxes losses carryforward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLossDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRQI7RMzcHT" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(68)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAhj8JNvZ7Vi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Taxes losses carryforward"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(68)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zW3VVqWK0Yla" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(324)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TimingDifferencesArisingFromAssetsAndLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zC1ZYq6mVmHl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Timing differences arising from assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(324)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdxi0bmexR5a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(634)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FairValueOfFinancialInstruments_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_ztyy28ulCjQ4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of financial instruments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(634)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipmentLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zOnBAR9ltqxi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(330)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zp0MVMM0GhD1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of property, plant and equipment in business combination"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;330&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAvd68Olg8tc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(255)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OtherDeferredTaxNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zz90jy8mOI91" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(255)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effect in income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zNv0cvxYTp1h" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,281)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatementDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zVUx5y3Zrjj" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(330)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EffectInIncomeStatement_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zujkHxNs1JFa" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Effect in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(951)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfers between assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zkN7wzd9x5R9" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(136)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TransfersBetweenAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRoCOv3OtCb2" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers between assets and liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(136)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z9Qcz0EqU5Yg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;688&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zB90DYRyxC38" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(75)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdknuwGUkWie" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;763&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other comprehensive income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zIDoiSFdhIie" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;58&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zfDTKSXkfzqk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;101&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zh7qvw2jaTb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Sale of California Steel Industries &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustriesDeferredTaxLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zltKNpuV74Ag" style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Sale of California Steel Industries"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--SaleOfCaliforniaSteelIndustries_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zfChqclO6Sq7" style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Sale of California Steel Industries"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zJV5owEGT2yi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at ending of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,770&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAan39jztP5c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at ending of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,413&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zl2TUfiTnvUk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at ending of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,357&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDeferredTaxesExplanatory>
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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Brazilian corporate tax law requires the taxation on the income generated from foreign subsidiaries and, therefore, income tax charge
is calculated using the tax rate enacted at the end of the reporting period in Brazil. The effects of the income tax calculation in the
consolidated financial statements are calculated by applying the differential between the Brazilian income tax rate and the local income
tax rate of each jurisdiction where the Company&#x92;s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Management
periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation
and it establishes provisions, where appropriate, on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities. The liabilities
related to uncertain tax positions are recorded only after determining, based on the position of its internal and external legal advisors,
a more-likely-than-not probability that the uncertain tax positions will withstand challenge, if any, from taxing authorities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Deferred
&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zaUquFG0IKs5"&gt;income taxes&lt;/span&gt; are recognized based on temporary differences between carrying amount and the tax basis of assets and liabilities as well
as tax losses carryforward. However, deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill.
Deferred income tax is also not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than
a business combination that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are offset where there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and where the deferred
tax balances relate to the same taxation authority.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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deferred tax assets arising from tax losses and temporary differences are not recognized when it is not probable that future taxable profit
will be available against which temporary differences and/or tax losses can be utilized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Current
and deferred tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income
or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Deferred
income tax -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Significant judgements, estimates and assumptions are required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets
that are recognized based on the likely timing and future taxable profits. Deferred tax assets arising from tax losses carryforward and
temporary differences are recognized considering assumptions and projected cash flows. Deferred tax assets may be affected by factors
including, but not limited to: (i) internal assumptions on the projected taxable income, which are based on production and sales planning,
commodity prices, operational costs and planned capital costs; (ii) macroeconomic environment; and (iii) trade and tax scenarios.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Uncertain
tax positions -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company applies significant judgement in identifying uncertainties over income tax treatments, which could
impact the consolidated financial statements. The Company operates in multiple jurisdictions where uncertainties arise in the application
of complex tax regulations. The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to reviews of income tax filings and other tax payments, and
disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation of the applicable laws and regulations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span id="a_015"/&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_826_zVUR39Gi1Zcb"&gt;Basic and diluted earnings (loss)
per share&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are presented
below:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_88E_eifrs-full--EarningsPerShareExplanatory_pn6n6_zoLzIbPDPtNf" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B3_z22uUTw4REq2" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20220101__20221231_zBR6mkPbSvL5" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_494_20210101__20211231_zmuZ3QjVXpD6" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20200101__20201231_zGbuNxeHohZi" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 61%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income attributable to Vale's shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_eifrs-full--IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_zn1ZZm80adj9"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net income from continuing operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16,728&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,258&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net income (loss) from discontinued operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,060&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,291)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,377)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,788&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,445&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,881&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--ThousandsOfSharesAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thousands of shares &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--WeightedAverageShares_pip0_zQcKUpcglbya"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Weighted average number of common shares outstanding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,637,794&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,012,424&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,129,585&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--WeightedAverageNumberOfCommonSharesOutstandingAndPotentialOrdinaryShares_pip0_zYSyWC4OpDCd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potential ordinary shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,642,432&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,016,848&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,132,962&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Common share (US$)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z48NBXyj8mm7" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z9GSKGyYsTwe" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;3.61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zlJG6ssuAwel" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z95G3ZnVeNOl" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;4.93&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zVb2EVBW30nh" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zxemu6OWpFXi" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;1.22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Common share (US$)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zgS1nsPdfP26" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zphFud8l6DW2" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;0.44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zUSIm5wTBwRe" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zGbRyduwO0xj" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;(0.46)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zr6RN69zPc1l" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zUY5E3Gnco2b" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;(0.27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Basic and diluted earnings per share:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Common share (US$)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zTzdZPdBz7I5" title="Common share, Basic"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z7dEQN6OEERa" title="Common share, Diluted"&gt;4.05&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zG0QLBDRcaXd" title="Common share, Basic"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zb6mn9iaRNwb" title="Common share, Diluted"&gt;4.47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z58asFseTUGh" title="Common share, Basic"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zgY8DromQyTh" title="Common share, Diluted"&gt;0.95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEarningsPerShareExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_88E_eifrs-full--EarningsPerShareExplanatory_pn6n6_zoLzIbPDPtNf" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B3_z22uUTw4REq2" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20220101__20221231_zBR6mkPbSvL5" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_494_20210101__20211231_zmuZ3QjVXpD6" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20200101__20201231_zGbuNxeHohZi" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 61%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income attributable to Vale's shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_eifrs-full--IncomeFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_zn1ZZm80adj9"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net income from continuing operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16,728&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,258&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net income (loss) from discontinued operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,060&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,291)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,377)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,788&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,445&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,881&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--ThousandsOfSharesAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thousands of shares &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--WeightedAverageShares_pip0_zQcKUpcglbya"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Weighted average number of common shares outstanding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,637,794&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,012,424&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,129,585&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--WeightedAverageNumberOfCommonSharesOutstandingAndPotentialOrdinaryShares_pip0_zYSyWC4OpDCd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potential ordinary shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,642,432&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,016,848&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,132,962&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Common share (US$)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z48NBXyj8mm7" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z9GSKGyYsTwe" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;3.61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zlJG6ssuAwel" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z95G3ZnVeNOl" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations"&gt;4.93&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zgS1nsPdfP26" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zphFud8l6DW2" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;0.44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zUSIm5wTBwRe" title="Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromDiscontinuedOperations_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zGbRyduwO0xj" title="Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations"&gt;(0.46)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zTzdZPdBz7I5" title="Common share, Basic"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z7dEQN6OEERa" title="Common share, Diluted"&gt;4.05&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--BasicEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zG0QLBDRcaXd" title="Common share, Basic"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--DilutedEarningsLossPerShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zb6mn9iaRNwb" title="Common share, Diluted"&gt;4.47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;a) Cash flow from operating activities:&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 54%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_iB_zpbwNA0bq1Q4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from operating activities:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_eifrs-full--ProfitLossBeforeTax_z8SbFKsSjZQa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Income before income taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19,781&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;29,541&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,990&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForReconcileProfitLossAbstract_iB_zyTBtSzHvMGj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjusted for:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--ShareOfProfitLossAndOtherResultsOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iN_pn6n6_di_zrNtXCacitY9"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15 and 25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(305)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,271&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_zjPb9Fo0Vz37"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Impairment and disposals (impairment reversal) of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(773)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;426&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,308&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--ProvisionsRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent_pn6n6_zz823yVYwgF5"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Provisions related to Brumadinho &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;201&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,130&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_ecustom--ProvisionForDeCharacterizationOfDams_pn6n6_zz3rLyOCLoWj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Provision for de-characterization of dams &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;617&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_zNfqTNqYNDPl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Depreciation, depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,171&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,034&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_iN_di_z6PPYK129uce"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial results, net &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,268)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,119)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,813&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssetsAndLiabilitiesAbstract_iB_zyJsep5cPjnc"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Changes in assets and liabilities:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInTradeAccountReceivable_zg7mme2zOeTg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Accounts receivable &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(325)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,029&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,544)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInInventories_zNbXQWeUkXs"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Inventories &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(503)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(183)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInTradeAccountPayable_z07BA1YRiqi7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Suppliers and contractors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;495&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;251&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(222)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet_pn6n6_zY4K7TvflOXl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other assets and liabilities, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,531)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(442)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(250)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromUsedInOperations_zWkZq3SUL0th"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from operations &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,762&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;33,414&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,894&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_z5N909e6u7kd" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;b) Cash flow from investing activities&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_890_ecustom--DisclosureOfCashFlowStatementInvestingActivitiesExplanatory_pn6n6_zeAOy0uoDC53" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Cash flows reconciliation - cash flow from investing activities (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B0_zjdqVVKP3yWc" style="display: none"&gt;Cash flow from investing activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49F_20220101__20221231_z7EsUjppsHlj" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49F_20210101__20211231_zPNabDul1YJa" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20200101__20201231_zYoZg2G57ygd" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 55%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PaymentsRelatedToVncSale_iN_pn6n6_di_zpo4020DzoT4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Disbursement related to VNC sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(f)&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2875"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(555)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2877"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--ProceedsFromSaleOfCsi_pn6n6_zCqnZqKm9stb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from sale of CSI &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2880"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2881"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--ProceedsFromSaleOfMidwesternSystemNetOfCash_pn6n6_zA705GFZWA45"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from sale of Midwestern System, net of cash &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2884"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2885"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_z4MTxRBznghf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from disposal of Mosaic shares &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(l)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2887"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,259&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2889"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar_zdG7MFi7CMLg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from sale of Vale Florestar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--ProceedsFromDisposalOfVliShares_zNgq4DpwKjOl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from disposal of VLI shares &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(h)&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2895"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2896"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;241&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_ecustom--ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu_z5bXpPmBwRwk"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from sale of Longyu &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(j)&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2899"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2900"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;156&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet_zaAmyWSSWIVh"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Proceeds from disposal of investments, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;586&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;714&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;407&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_zGoADxNwF9J5" style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;c) Reconciliation of debt to cash flows arising
from financing activities&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_ecustom--ScheduleOfReconciliationOfDebtToCashFlowsFromFinancingActivitiesTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zYGrov0VJZ8i" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Cash flows reconciliation - Reconciliation of debt to cash flow (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zfyfxmdSWVhc" style="display: none"&gt;Reconciliation of debt to cash flows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quoted in the secondary market&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in Brazil&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts on the international market&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zAGGAMTwKv09" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,046&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_z98CDO5D0ux6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;959&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zyQGYOwMlNZ3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,355&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_ztkx7suTyh8i" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,336&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Additions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zveuGoIs1oN7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;930&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_z6ACwwjdDaGh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;930&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zaKCh0w3Plvj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(922)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zgeMQg0ousp8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(373)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zzXmb4JINYOh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(632)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20210101__20211231_z3W90zNtuk94" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,927)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest paid (ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zMN3nIsz2lka" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(501)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zSG68cysrAg4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(117)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zgMbYkIN5RB4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(75)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zgBqgxrWZ3p9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(693)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from financing activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zkdx36KAnK6b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,423)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zpddF3kIwE4g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(490)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zueCLIv59j08" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;223&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zjg3UYAv0tO4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,690)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of exchange rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zFGeCb4kkYU7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(118)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zKbPKIFG5qo3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(199)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zi1c3s10HAie" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;177&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zAONa7REjBMb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(140)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest accretion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zJPU47EeBQ37" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;469&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_znnbBJaxN3Hf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_z0drvACI592a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;71&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zvkxwNCZ7Z83" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;650&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-cash changes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zi49F0t2zyy9" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;351&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_z2WkCznTjXV1" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(89)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_za10QtnjyVhg" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;248&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zM68emavFCIl" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;510&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zAoTDmP99739" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,974&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_ztcnhB8CXdTf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;380&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zseuITNmTH8i" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,826&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zh4KKnAEJfL4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,180&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Additions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;-&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;-&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zQjHjjrthMDg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,275&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zDjJUDlGHjuh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,275&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zwrL85PLBxoe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,441)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zhoAd4goLJSe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(220)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zlVBMFzQs1R6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(639)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20220101__20221231_zsVs1eSCasn1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,300)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest paid (ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zRFEDpQTkofi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(650)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_z607e30xmZ7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(45)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zwsKRzDtI1s6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(90)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zgfTMqT3Cbpk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(785)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from financing activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zBXIPBR4cFu4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,091)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zJwoQtZhGZz6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(265)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zIHArV9jKxd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;546&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zBP3iA803lO4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,810)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of exchange rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zcOVln10Tirf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;126&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zoHHXE5kIAO8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zS0oK5R2m1v" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(55)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zlGDC4zVzTSb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest accretion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zAxW5JEhYMv9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;488&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zhjo5XUNImWh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;158&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zmYIxKyNL4eh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;87&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zY76iam2wC6g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;733&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-cash changes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_z0WVH7a9ajtd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;614&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zMkS32XXJ4wi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;165&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zxykAgaUmlZ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;32&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zzabbHVz2bgj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;811&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zE3qgnwlq9ya" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,497&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zJE4THFguTse" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;280&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_z5sAiEG3L7e7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,404&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z2PBXh7TZVRd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,181&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 35.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;Includes bond premium
repurchase.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 35.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-weight: normal"&gt;(ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;Classified as operating
activities in the statement of cash flows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A2_z5bErcaJvGlj" style="font: bold 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Funding &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: -28.35pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In November 2022, the Company contracted
a loan with the Export-Import Bank of China of US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221101__20221130__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--SOFRMember_zc6ermA0Uxfj" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;300&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221101__20221130__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--SOFRMember_z4OUlu9ypDhg" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;1,582&lt;/span&gt; million) indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (&#x93;SOFR&#x94;)
and maturing in 2025. The Company also drawdown US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221101__20221130__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--JBICMember_zG1AkbQA42g8" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;200&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221101__20221130__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--JBICMember_zIMN4kofVuBa" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;1,055&lt;/span&gt; million) from a line of credit with Japan Bank International Cooperation
(&#x93;JBIC&#x94;), which is maturing in 2032. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In July 2022, the Company contracted
a loan of US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220701__20220731__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--SMBCBankMember_zwGIboGlXE4f" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;150&lt;/span&gt; (R$805 million) with SMBC Bank indexed to SOFR and maturing in 2027. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In May 2022, the Company contracted a
loan of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220501__20220531__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--MUFGBankMember_zLUylRSSIEt9" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;200&lt;/span&gt; (R$967 million) with MUFG Bank indexed to SOFR and maturing in 2027. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In January 2022, the Company contracted
two loans indexed to LIBOR, in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20220131__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--BankOfNovaScotiaMember_zYdSTp74I5oc" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;425&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20220131__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--BankOfNovaScotiaMember_zqpFtxbpxkb3" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;2,361&lt;/span&gt; million) with maturity in 2027 with the Bank of Nova Scotia. Vale is in discussions
to replace the reference interest rate from LIBOR to SOFR and does not expect a material change in the costs of this transaction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.1pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.9pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In October and December 2021, the Company contracted a loan indexed to LIBOR
in the amounts of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--CommercialBankMember_zchslh8jWsm6" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;350&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--CommercialBankMember_z2EyExr8QO9i" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;1,953&lt;/span&gt; million) and US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember_zwnUfoGL7uH7" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;280&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--JapaneseDevelopmentBankMember_zW804QFaucV8" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;1,563&lt;/span&gt; million), maturing in 2027 and 2032, with a commercial bank and a Japanese
development bank, respectively. Vale is in discussions to replace the reference interest rate from LIBOR to SOFR and does not expect a
material change in the costs of this transaction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -28.35pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In January 2021, the Company contracted
a loan of US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20220131__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NewDevelopmentBankMember_zZNixjS4j4Eb" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;300&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20220131__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NewDevelopmentBankMember_zowUNRZcmaE" title="Loans and borrowings from third-parties"&gt;1,633&lt;/span&gt; million) with The New Development Bank maturing in 2035 and indexed to LIBOR + 2.49% per year. Vale is in discussions
to replace the reference interest rate from LIBOR to SOFR and does not expect a material change in the costs of this transaction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -28.35pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 99.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -92.15pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Payments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In January 2023 (subsequent event), the
Company paid principal and interest of debentures, in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtAmortisedCost_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20230131_zAX1XqiKhQX9" title="Principal interest debentures"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtAmortisedCost_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20230131_z7Vc17682TPc" title="Principal interest debentures"&gt;124&lt;/span&gt; million). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In August 2022, the Company settle its
infrastructure debentures of the 2nd series, by a payment of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--SettleInfrastructureDebentures_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220801__20220830_zRxKDBiSQxqh" title="Settle infrastructure debentures"&gt;170&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--SettleInfrastructureDebentures_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220801__20220830_zv2OY37sQ6bg" title="Settle infrastructure debentures"&gt;865&lt;/span&gt; million). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In June 2022, the Company repurchased
US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220601__20220630_z2G8uY3H4hKa" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;1,291&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220601__20220630_zlo35nerL3u8" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;6,520&lt;/span&gt; million) of its bonds and paid a premium of US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--RepurchaseBondPremium_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zCH1IBweVN9j" title="Repurchase bond premium"&gt;113&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--RepurchaseBondPremium_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_zpUJtgr6vEQ6" title="Repurchase bond premium"&gt;568&lt;/span&gt; million), which has been recorded and is presented as &#x93;bond
premium repurchase&#x94; under the financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In January 2022, the Company prepaid
US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--LineOfCreditPrepaid_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20220131_zcqS8R5Bt1e5" title="Line of credit prepaid"&gt;200&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--LineOfCreditPrepaid_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20220131_z3J5fNmQ5cg3" title="Line of credit prepaid"&gt;993&lt;/span&gt; million) of a line of credit maturing in 2023 with the Bank of Nova Scotia. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: -28.35pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 7.65pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In March 2021, the Company redeemed all
of its &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--BorrowingsInterestRate_iI_pid_dp_c20210331__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--Bonds3.75PercentMember_zYvSUl33OSm6" title="Interest rate on bonds"&gt;3.75&lt;/span&gt;% bonds due January 2023, in the total amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--Bonds3.75PercentMember_zYSdY03lH67k" title="Amount of bond redeemed"&gt;884&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--Bonds3.75PercentMember_zcc8wjOUgGbj" title="Amount of bond redeemed"&gt;4,946&lt;/span&gt; million) (EUR750 million) and paid a premium of US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--ExpensesWithCashTenderOfferRepurchased_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--Bonds3.75PercentMember_zp3QcCT66p1c" title="Premium paid on early redemption of debt security"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--ExpensesWithCashTenderOfferRepurchased_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--Bonds3.75PercentMember_zhBW5Y13MaA2" title="Premium paid on early redemption of debt security"&gt;354&lt;/span&gt;
million), which was recorded and is presented as &#x93;bond premium repurchase&#x94; under the financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2021.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;d) Non-cash transactions&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_896_ecustom--SchduleOfNonCashTransactionTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zVcofpUmV3ha" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Cash flows reconciliation - Non cash transaction (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BE_zdbxdpX9Tnv1" style="display: none"&gt;Non-cash transactions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49E_20220101__20221231_zEMdWYeL0gB" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20210101__20211231_zmFueFjBGJE4" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_495_20200101__20201231_z0HuKxVWrx87" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 63%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_ecustom--CashFlowsFromUsedInOperation_zbC4jEE0o918"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-cash transactions:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--BorrowingCostsCapitalised_zUo7h01Spjl5"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Additions to property, plant and equipment - capitalized loans and borrowing costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInAssetsForInsuranceAcquisitionCashFlowsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCashFlowStatementExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfCashFlowStatementExplanatory_pn6n6_zGLfOUFbOwbc" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Cash flows reconciliation - Cash folw from operating activities (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zp14r2JBA1Mi" style="display: none"&gt;Cash flow from operating activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20220101__20221231_zOdXaojI74df" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49E_20210101__20211231_z3VKTwNCeh3j" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20200101__20201231_zC2fcnK4fWch" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 54%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_iB_zpbwNA0bq1Q4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from operating activities:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_eifrs-full--ProfitLossBeforeTax_z8SbFKsSjZQa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Income before income taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19,781&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;29,541&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,990&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForReconcileProfitLossAbstract_iB_zyTBtSzHvMGj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adjusted for:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--ShareOfProfitLossAndOtherResultsOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iN_pn6n6_di_zrNtXCacitY9"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15 and 25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(305)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,271&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_zjPb9Fo0Vz37"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Impairment and disposals (impairment reversal) of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(773)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;426&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,308&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--ProvisionsRelatedToBrumadinhoEvent_pn6n6_zz823yVYwgF5"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Provisions related to Brumadinho &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;201&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,130&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_ecustom--ProvisionForDeCharacterizationOfDams_pn6n6_zz3rLyOCLoWj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Provision for de-characterization of dams &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;617&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_zNfqTNqYNDPl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Depreciation, depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,171&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,034&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_iN_di_z6PPYK129uce"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial results, net &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,268)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,119)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,813&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssetsAndLiabilitiesAbstract_iB_zyJsep5cPjnc"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Changes in assets and liabilities:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInTradeAccountReceivable_zg7mme2zOeTg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Accounts receivable &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(325)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,029&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,544)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInInventories_zNbXQWeUkXs"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Inventories &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(503)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(183)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInTradeAccountPayable_z07BA1YRiqi7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Suppliers and contractors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2884"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2885"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_z4MTxRBznghf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from disposal of Mosaic shares &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(l)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2887"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,259&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2889"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--ProceedsFromSaleOfValeFlorestar_zdG7MFi7CMLg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from sale of Vale Florestar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from disposal of VLI shares &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(h)&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2895"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2896"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;241&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_ecustom--ProceedsFromSaleOfLongyu_z5bXpPmBwRwk"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Proceeds from sale of Longyu &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(j)&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2899"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl2900"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;156&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet_zaAmyWSSWIVh"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Proceeds from disposal of investments, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;586&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;714&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;407&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
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      unitRef="USD">714000000</vale:ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet>
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      unitRef="USD">407000000</vale:ProceedsFromDisposalOfInvestmentsNet>
    <vale:ScheduleOfReconciliationOfDebtToCashFlowsFromFinancingActivitiesTableTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_ecustom--ScheduleOfReconciliationOfDebtToCashFlowsFromFinancingActivitiesTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zYGrov0VJZ8i" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Cash flows reconciliation - Reconciliation of debt to cash flow (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zfyfxmdSWVhc" style="display: none"&gt;Reconciliation of debt to cash flows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quoted in the secondary market&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in Brazil&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts on the international market&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zAGGAMTwKv09" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,046&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_z98CDO5D0ux6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;959&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zyQGYOwMlNZ3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,355&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_ztkx7suTyh8i" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,336&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Additions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zveuGoIs1oN7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;930&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_z6ACwwjdDaGh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;930&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zaKCh0w3Plvj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(922)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zgeMQg0ousp8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(373)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zzXmb4JINYOh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(632)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20210101__20211231_z3W90zNtuk94" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,927)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest paid (ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zMN3nIsz2lka" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(501)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zSG68cysrAg4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(117)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zgMbYkIN5RB4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(75)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zgBqgxrWZ3p9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(693)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from financing activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zkdx36KAnK6b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,423)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zpddF3kIwE4g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(490)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zueCLIv59j08" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;223&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zjg3UYAv0tO4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,690)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of exchange rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zFGeCb4kkYU7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(118)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zKbPKIFG5qo3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(199)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zi1c3s10HAie" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;177&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zAONa7REjBMb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(140)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest accretion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zJPU47EeBQ37" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;469&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_znnbBJaxN3Hf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_z0drvACI592a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;71&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zvkxwNCZ7Z83" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;650&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-cash changes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zi49F0t2zyy9" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;351&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_z2WkCznTjXV1" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(89)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_za10QtnjyVhg" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;248&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20210101__20211231_zM68emavFCIl" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;510&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zAoTDmP99739" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,974&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_ztcnhB8CXdTf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;380&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zseuITNmTH8i" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,826&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zh4KKnAEJfL4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,180&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Additions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;-&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;-&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zQjHjjrthMDg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,275&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zDjJUDlGHjuh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,275&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zwrL85PLBxoe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,441)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zhoAd4goLJSe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(220)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zlVBMFzQs1R6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(639)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_iN_di_c20220101__20221231_zsVs1eSCasn1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,300)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest paid (ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zRFEDpQTkofi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(650)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_z607e30xmZ7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(45)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zwsKRzDtI1s6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(90)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DecreaseThroughInterestPaidLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zgfTMqT3Cbpk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(785)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from financing activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zBXIPBR4cFu4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,091)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zJwoQtZhGZz6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(265)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zIHArV9jKxd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;546&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zBP3iA803lO4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,810)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of exchange rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zcOVln10Tirf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;126&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zoHHXE5kIAO8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zS0oK5R2m1v" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(55)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zlGDC4zVzTSb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of exchange rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest accretion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zAxW5JEhYMv9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;488&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zhjo5XUNImWh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;158&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zmYIxKyNL4eh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;87&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRIncreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zY76iam2wC6g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest accretion"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;733&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-cash changes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_z0WVH7a9ajtd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;614&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zMkS32XXJ4wi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;165&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_zxykAgaUmlZ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;32&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseInNonCashChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_c20220101__20221231_zzabbHVz2bgj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-cash changes"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;811&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_zE3qgnwlq9ya" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,497&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember_zJE4THFguTse" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;280&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember_z5sAiEG3L7e7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,404&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z2PBXh7TZVRd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities arising from financing activities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,181&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 35.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;Includes bond premium
repurchase.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 35.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-weight: normal"&gt;(ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;Classified as operating
activities in the statement of cash flows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20221231_zfxpHr3Qlq7d" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49C_20211231_z7gU57gl6rKc" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 57%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #009999 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #009999 1pt solid; border-bottom: #009999 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #009999 1pt solid; border-bottom: #009999 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Third parties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 15.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--TradeReceivables_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zFiYsowqHNH5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,132&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 15.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--TradeReceivables_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zpRVCM88kkq" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;984&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--TradeReceivables_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zCksaoTVQIx7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;668&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 15.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--TradeReceivables_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_ziwchGV6oNYj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--TradeReceivables_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;162&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounts receivable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,362&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,962&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected credit loss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(48)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounts receivable, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,914&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A7_zvnVJEx4g8G3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;No customer individually represented 10% or more of
the Company&#x92;s accounts receivable or revenues in the periods presented above.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Provisionally priced commodities
sales &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company is mainly exposed to iron ore and copper price risk. The final sales price of these commodities is
calculated based on the pricing period stipulated in the sales contracts, which generally is later than the revenue recognition date.
Therefore, the Company initially recognizes revenue based on a provisional invoice and the receivables of the provisionally priced products
are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss (note 20), with these changes in the value of the receivables recorded
in the Company's sales revenue.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The sensitivity of the Company&#x92;s risk on final settlement
of provisionally priced accounts receivables is presented below:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_ecustom--DisclosureOfSensitivityOfCompanySRiskOnFinalSettlementTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zxEXOibELwYk" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Accounts receivable - Sensitivity of the Company's risk on final settlement (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B5_zJ38HdqMf74" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of sensitivity of the Company's risk on final settlement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 36%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thousand metric tons&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Provisional price (US$/ton)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Change&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effect on Revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(US$ million)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Iron ore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables_iI_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_zH7U7v4XSNH3" title="Thousand metric tons"&gt;25,052&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionalPrices_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_zzM8yBNNpYUk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Provisional price"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;112&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_zR2EiCxn1SXe" title="Change +"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_ziogDI66RK92" title="Effect on Revenue from increase in risk assumption"&gt;281&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Iron ore pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zrlCvBYGrP26" title="Thousand metric tons"&gt;83&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ProvisionalPrices_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zMLkyK5KfYLb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Provisional price"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zwJbSkosUw91" title="Change +"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zyp2epyVLIvh" title="Effect on Revenue from increase in risk assumption"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Copper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--CopperMember_zTPFWFPy6QK7" title="Thousand metric tons"&gt;79&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ProvisionalPrices_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--CopperMember_ztN2SDVtZ8Yd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Provisional price"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10,236&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--CopperMember_zYOqJ6flohO6" title="Change +"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--CopperMember_zUgde3Dhe458" title="Effect on Revenue from increase in risk assumption"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A5_zcheZp7horih" style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84D_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTradeAndOtherReceivablesExplanatory_z74K4RztYD9k" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_867_z1O46dBMfyM9"&gt;Accounts receivable&lt;/span&gt; is the
total amount due from sale of products and services rendered by the Company. Accounts receivable is recognized at fair value and subsequently
measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, except for component of provisionally priced commodities sales that are
subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company applies the
IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all accounts
receivable. The Company has established a provision matrix that is based on historical credit loss experience, adjusted for
forward-looking factors specific to the economic environment and by any financial guarantees related to these accounts receivables. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_852_z9p3YfFLRjIk" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;





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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zf7dtPAm8gGl" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of accounts receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20221231_zfxpHr3Qlq7d" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49C_20211231_z7gU57gl6rKc" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 57%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #009999 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #009999 1pt solid; border-bottom: #009999 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #009999 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #009999 1pt solid; border-bottom: #009999 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Receivables from customer contracts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--TradeReceivables_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Third parties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 15.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--TradeReceivables_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zFiYsowqHNH5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,132&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--TradeReceivables_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zk7rbmwjNXak" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 15.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,362&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounts receivable, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,914&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Provisional price (US$/ton)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Change&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables_iI_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_zH7U7v4XSNH3" title="Thousand metric tons"&gt;25,052&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionalPrices_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_zzM8yBNNpYUk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Provisional price"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;112&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_zR2EiCxn1SXe" title="Change +"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOreMember_ziogDI66RK92" title="Effect on Revenue from increase in risk assumption"&gt;281&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zrlCvBYGrP26" title="Thousand metric tons"&gt;83&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ProvisionalPrices_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zMLkyK5KfYLb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Provisional price"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zwJbSkosUw91" title="Change +"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zyp2epyVLIvh" title="Effect on Revenue from increase in risk assumption"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ThousandMetricTonsOfProvisionallyPricedAccountsReceivables_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--CopperMember_zTPFWFPy6QK7" title="Thousand metric tons"&gt;79&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputAssets_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--CopperMember_zYOqJ6flohO6" title="Change +"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;+/- &lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--CopperMember_zUgde3Dhe458" title="Effect on Revenue from increase in risk assumption"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    <ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInUnobservableInputRecognisedInProfitOrLossAfterTaxAssets
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total amount due from sale of products and services rendered by the Company. Accounts receivable is recognized at fair value and subsequently
measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, except for component of provisionally priced commodities sales that are
subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company applies the
IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all accounts
receivable. The Company has established a provision matrix that is based on historical credit loss experience, adjusted for
forward-looking factors specific to the economic environment and by any financial guarantees related to these accounts receivables. &lt;/p&gt;
</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTradeAndOtherReceivablesExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInventoriesExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_802_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfInventoriesExplanatory_zA9o3lp0wvi6" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_018"/&gt;12.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_82E_z7gq2vCuXc1k"&gt;Inventories&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zWFD4XH1ujt8" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of inventories&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_494_20221231_zAMnx0STWNPj" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_494_20211231_zOzjsjWbi6Qj" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 64%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Finished products&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zV5h003s5Fn1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,126&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zJ4MeeC3zaF7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,192&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_z1hQAWFIilu6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;651&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember_zmPdVkEiyvoj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;582&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zuXsOZQEDcrf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl3178"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zJ2UOoYrzofi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-left: 6.75pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zj535JS2ZBt7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,777&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zGBNpdCTOmLj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,795&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--WorkInProgress_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Work in progress&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;800&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;820&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--SpareParts_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Consumable inventory&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;857&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Allowance
    to net realizable value &lt;span id="xdx_F42_zd0vArISGfs9"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--AllowanceToNetRealizableValue_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231_zvLRe2PLpXTf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allowance to net realizable value (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(105)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--AllowanceToNetRealizableValue_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231_zVHIMvvmD8xc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allowance to net realizable value (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(95)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--Inventories_iI_pn6n6_zFyaYx8IzhB3"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of inventories&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,482&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,377&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F07_zc3wv9dqa89a" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F18_zgqvjlKsqW3e" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In 2022, the effect of provision for net realizable value was US$44 (2021: US$1).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8AC_zWke9vRjarRg" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The cost of goods sold is presented in note 5(a).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_848_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMeasuringInventories_zy1Fn0vktIWb" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86D_zT6KF7Xv4eYj"&gt;Inventories&lt;/span&gt; are stated at the lower
of cost and net realizable value. Inventory production cost comprises variable and fixed costs, direct and indirect costs of production
and are assigned to individual items of inventory based on weighted average costs method. At the end of the reporting period, net realizable
value of inventories are assessed and a provision for losses on obsolete or slow-moving inventory may be recognized. The write-downs and
reversals are recognized as &#x93;Cost of goods sold, and services rendered&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85A_z4yrQT1J43Pd" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinishedGoods_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zJ2UOoYrzofi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Finished products"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-left: 6.75pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;800&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--AllowanceToNetRealizableValue_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231_zVHIMvvmD8xc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allowance to net realizable value (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(95)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of inventories&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,482&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,377&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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and are assigned to individual items of inventory based on weighted average costs method. At the end of the reporting period, net realizable
value of inventories are assessed and a provision for losses on obsolete or slow-moving inventory may be recognized. The write-downs and
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&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Third parties &#x96; Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zGRF0Qr6IaB6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,691&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Third parties &#x96; Abroad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z3sFl1NUjx59" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,599&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zdsMcXqJGnsf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;171&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z5fXxRXZ6ng5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total trade and other current payables"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,461&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total trade and other current payables"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,475&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company has transactions with certain suppliers, which
allows them to anticipate their receivables and the Company to extend its payment term within the short term, that is, during its operational
cycle.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The outstanding balance related to those transactions was US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--OutstandingBalancesForRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zBw5eNs36TM8" title="Outstanding balance related transactions"&gt;743&lt;/span&gt;
as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--OutstandingBalancesForRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zVkfl5tLFX78" title="Outstanding balance related transactions"&gt;589&lt;/span&gt;), of which US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--InterestReceivable_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_ztkh04JAKBRi" title="Receivables interest"&gt;202&lt;/span&gt; (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--InterestReceivable_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zZezI4XebX1f" title="Receivables interest"&gt;207&lt;/span&gt;) relates to the structure created by the Company with the exclusive
purpose of enabling small and medium suppliers to anticipate their receivables with better interest rates, in line with Vale&#x92;s social
pillar.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84F_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSuppliersAndcontractorsPolicyTextBlock_zq4rql0MwLNj" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86E_zrstz3O2Surj"&gt;The Company assesses whether the
payment term extension arrangement substantially modifies the original liability based on qualitative and quantitative aspects&lt;/span&gt;. If the
original liability has been substantially modified, the Company derecognizes the original liability (suppliers) and recognizes a new financial
liability (other financial liabilities), any gain/loss is recognized in income statement. If the original liability has not been substantially
modified, the original liability (suppliers) remains.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85B_z97nRjQrrPab" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;










</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTradeAndOtherPayablesExplanatory>
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 52%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Third parties &#x96; Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zGRF0Qr6IaB6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,691&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Third parties &#x96; Abroad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z3sFl1NUjx59" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,599&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers_c20211231__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Third parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,618&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zdsMcXqJGnsf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;171&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z5fXxRXZ6ng5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total trade and other current payables"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,461&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total trade and other current payables"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,475&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    <ifrs-full:InterestReceivable contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" decimals="-6" unitRef="USD">207000000</ifrs-full:InterestReceivable>
    <vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSuppliersAndcontractorsPolicyTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84F_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSuppliersAndcontractorsPolicyTextBlock_zq4rql0MwLNj" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86E_zrstz3O2Surj"&gt;The Company assesses whether the
payment term extension arrangement substantially modifies the original liability based on qualitative and quantitative aspects&lt;/span&gt;. If the
original liability has been substantially modified, the Company derecognizes the original liability (suppliers) and recognizes a new financial
liability (other financial liabilities), any gain/loss is recognized in income statement. If the original liability has not been substantially
modified, the original liability (suppliers) remains.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_020"/&gt;14.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_824_zmRBlrm4CXn3"&gt;Other financial assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_zaCWZCpJI6M7" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of other financial assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-Current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 42%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zWChXkcLZov6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash-noncurrent"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash-noncurrent"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zJv0TzVWxllf" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments- current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments- current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;111&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z3NJsiA9FWb8" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments in equity securities (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGkp_zoQ16TMbmuy2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in equity securities -Non- Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_fKGkp_zomdDanb5VA" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in equity securities -Non- Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherCurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zIkkILUI8Ffe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial assets - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;342&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherCurrentFinancialAssets_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial assets - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;111&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zLTwhwfUkna2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial assets - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;280&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial assets - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;143&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zWMNwmQYRX47" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zXjeBQoIcYUc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;592&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other financial liabilities - Related parties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToRelatedParties_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zfzRh61kfkMi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToRelatedParties_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;393&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial guarantees provided (ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;32(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zSQLYg5MD8Aa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Financial guarantees provided -Non current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_fKGlpKQ_____zDvYjevldcqg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Financial guarantees provided -Non current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;542&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Liabilities related to the concession grant &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentGovernmentGrants_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zDMt1w5ldVh8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities related to the concession grant-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentGovernmentGrants_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities related to the concession grant-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentGovernmentGrants_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zwGjgvzCRpK9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities related to the concession grant-Non current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,554&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentGovernmentGrants_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities related to the concession grant-Non current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Contract liability and other advances (iii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ContractLiabilityCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGlpaSk___zljJipmUWoPd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Contract liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ContractLiabilityCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_fKGlpaSk___z6r5i3i1ZMWd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Contract liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zvhzDANAC0V2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial liabilities - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,672&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial liabilities - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,312&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zp8BpSp3lUBc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial liabilities - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,843&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial liabilities - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,571&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F00_zWoyjafHQFej" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F19_zyMwJ9dj7mqb" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Corresponding to a 3.24% non-controlling interest in Boston Electrometallurgical Company, whose objective is to promote the development
of a technology focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in steel production.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0A_zvhGi8R444T8" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F13_zgtuJ014JzS3" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In July 2022, the Company signed a binding agreement with ArcelorMittal for the sale of CSP. At the closing, CSP's debt will be settled
and the financial liability related to the guarantee granted will be derecognized by Vale.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F03_zjcWZzc3EWed" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(iii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F11_zlzppRnMcljl" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Includes advances received from customers that meets the definition of contract liability described in IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts
with Customers and other financial advances received that meet the definition of a financial liability described in IAS 32 - Financial
Instruments: Presentation.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8AB_zqrAEmWiy9H5" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;a) Liabilities related to the concession
grant&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In December 2020, the Company
entered into an agreement with the Federal Government to continue operating its concessions of the Estrada de Ferro Caraj&#xe1;s (&#x93;EFC&#x94;)
and Estrada de Ferro Vit&#xf3;ria a Minas (&#x93;EFVM&#x94;) for thirty years more, extending the maturity date from 2027 to 2057.
&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In 2022, the Company reviewed the cash disbursement estimates for the execution
of investments in infrastructure, mainly due to inflation of the costs of inputs and services, and the physical inventory review, resulting
in an addition to the provision in the amount of US$849.&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_899_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfGovernmentGrantsExplanatory_pn6n6_zi1bJr5ndme4" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Other financial assets and liabilities - Liabilities related to the concession grant (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zUU0a8DGs8v9" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of liabilities related to the concession grant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Addition&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Present value adjustment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disbursements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Payment obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OtherProvision_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_z0mIzBy5Ypy" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;586&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--Addition_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zvJPbmTaapI9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Addition"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;440&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PresentValueAdjustment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zCskYT2YDVOj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Present value adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--Disbursements_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zoBMtPPd6g9f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(220)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--OtherProvision_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zUErhFTBRnnh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, Ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;954&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Infrastructure investment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OtherProvision_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_zVeqldEMhb69" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,611&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--Addition_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_zrhNWlINSs51" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Addition"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;409&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PresentValueAdjustment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_z2eTHjcsQfV6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Present value adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;160&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--Disbursements_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_zAR4rTvQOFO6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(164)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OtherProvision_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_zmiCenOjQRhh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, Ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,016&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OtherProvision_iS_c20220101__20221231_zh5ViQrEvn63" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,197&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--Addition_c20220101__20221231_zx93uoSF4Xhe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Addition"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;849&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PresentValueAdjustment_c20220101__20221231_zRAGDo5NyjC4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Present value adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;308&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--Disbursements_c20220101__20221231_zyqQf2f9YkXl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(384)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--OtherProvision_iE_c20220101__20221231_zOZpxoDUWPnd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, Ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,970&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-left: 6.75pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z6jn2dn39Kmk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zXlpn1qFKFw" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zbl7naIVKZY2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zETcLiKQR9la" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,554&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OtherProvision_iI_c20211231_zqFzoc3Jw2S4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,197&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OtherProvision_iI_c20221231_zYv51zo6JSP4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,970&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-left: 6.75pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Discount rate in nominal terms - Payment obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zLR6ZcRnU9A7" title="Discount rate"&gt;11.04&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zz2N2gVtWBSb" title="Discount rate"&gt;11.04&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Discount rate in nominal terms - Infrastructure investment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z2uFQRDIrZbk" title="Discount rate"&gt;5.11&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zaBgf0ysktn9" title="Discount rate"&gt;5.75&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z6X9S8Q4a9u6" title="Discount rate"&gt;6.08&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zS4zCkyYPiOj" title="Discount rate"&gt;6.23&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A6_zJpjjvCEKXI7" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(a.i)
Payment obligation &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"&gt;The Company
will make payments for the concession grants in quarterly installments through the concession period. This commitment is updated annually
by the readjustment index for monetary exchange (&#x93;IRT&#x94;), which was &lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231_zW9fMcf2E4H4" title="Percent annually readjustment index exchange"&gt;6.47&lt;/span&gt;% for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--PercentAnnuallyReadjustmentIndexExchange_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231_zBeDCR5CCbRb" title="Percent annually readjustment index exchange"&gt;12.34&lt;/span&gt;%).&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"&gt;In addition, the National Land Transport Agency (&#x93;ANTT&#x94;) may require,
at their discretion, further investments on the concession network. Furthermore, there is a requirement for the Company to complete a
minimum percentage of certain investments by 2027. In these circumstances, discussions on the economic and financial rebalancing of the
contracts will be required and depending on the result of the physical inventory review and if new investments are demanded, the carrying
amount of grant payable may have a material impact in the future.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(a.ii)
Infrastructure investment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Midwest
Integration Railroad ("FICO") -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Construction of 383 km of FICO, between the municipalities of Mara Rosa, in Goi&#xe1;s,
and &#xc1;gua Boa, in Mato Grosso. The construction started in 2021 and the execution period is expected to take 5 years. As at December
31, 2022, the Company has a provision in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--ObligationAxis__custom--ObligatioOneMember_zfGbmOaVxMka" title="Provision amount"&gt;1,415&lt;/span&gt; (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--ObligationAxis__custom--ObligationOneMember_zhTUdGA90NG5" title="Provision amount"&gt;1,206&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Infrastructure
program -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Comprises over 450 separate projects designed to improve safety and reduce trespass where the railways pass through
urban areas. The program will benefit 25 and 33 municipalities intercepted by EFC and EFVM, respectively. As at December 31, 2022, the
Company has a provision in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__custom--ObligationAxis__custom--ObligationTwoMember_zLbaWyPis3I6" title="Provision amount"&gt;601&lt;/span&gt; (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__custom--ObligationAxis__custom--ObligationTwoMember_zV99obYZ85G8" title="Provision amount"&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;West-East
Integration Railway (&#x93;FIOL&#x94;) -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Acquisition and delivery of rails and sleepers, which the Federal Government will
use for construction of section II of the FIOL, which will connect the municipalities of Caetit&#xe9; and Barreiras, in Bahia, and other
miscellaneous commitments. In 2022, ANTT issued the definitive Discharge Term regarding the rails and sleepers acquired for FIOL, as established
in an amendment to the EFVM concession contract. Therefore, this obligation was settled in 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--ObligationSettled_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zSefaROQpYH1" title="Obligation settled"&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"&gt;The construction of FICO and the execution
of the Infrastructure Program are Vale's responsibility and changes in relation to the original budgets may materially change the balance
of the provision in the future.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(a.iii) Guarantee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"&gt;In addition,
as a condition for signing the contracts, the Company contracted a guarantee with coverage of US$180 as at December 31, 2021. These insurance
contracts guarantee compensation, up to the amount established in the policy, for any losses arising from non-compliance of the contractual
obligations assumed by Vale in the concession contracts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.75pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p id="xdx_840_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForGovernmentGrants_zlvOr54Fczc2" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zn4aISu2uruk"&gt;Concessions&lt;/span&gt;
&#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Railway concessions liabilities consist of the following future payments discounted at present value: (i) fixed payments
for the concession; (ii) amounts expected to be disbursed for constructing railways and infrastructure; (iii) cost of acquiring equipment
to be made available for the granting authority; and (iv) other miscellaneous obligations and commitments that complement the early extension
of the railway concessions agreement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Grant payments are discounted
using the regulatory weighted average cost of capital (&#x93;WACC&#x94;), which is the interest rate explicit in the concession agreement
as determined by the ANTT, and payments related to other investment obligations are discounted at an incremental rate to reflect the time
value of money, that is, a risk-free interest rate applicable to the economic environment in which the Company operates and with terms
and conditions equivalent to the obligations assumed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The amounts payable in relation
to the concession granted accounted for as intangible in accordance with the accounting policy, disclosed in note 17.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85C_z0i3dALivKId" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_zaCWZCpJI6M7" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of other financial assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-Current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 42%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zWChXkcLZov6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash-noncurrent"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash-noncurrent"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zJv0TzVWxllf" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments- current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments- current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;111&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z3NJsiA9FWb8" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments in equity securities (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGkp_zoQ16TMbmuy2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in equity securities -Non- Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_fKGkp_zomdDanb5VA" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in equity securities -Non- Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherCurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zIkkILUI8Ffe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial assets - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;342&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherCurrentFinancialAssets_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial assets - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;111&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zLTwhwfUkna2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial assets - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;280&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--OtherNoncurrentFinancialAssets_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial assets - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;143&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zWMNwmQYRX47" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zXjeBQoIcYUc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial instruments - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;592&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other financial liabilities - Related parties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToRelatedParties_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zfzRh61kfkMi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToRelatedParties_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;393&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial guarantees provided (ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;32(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zSQLYg5MD8Aa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Financial guarantees provided -Non current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FinancialGuaranteesNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_fKGlpKQ_____zDvYjevldcqg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Financial guarantees provided -Non current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;542&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Liabilities related to the concession grant &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentGovernmentGrants_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zDMt1w5ldVh8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities related to the concession grant-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentGovernmentGrants_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities related to the concession grant-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentGovernmentGrants_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zwGjgvzCRpK9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities related to the concession grant-Non current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,554&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentGovernmentGrants_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities related to the concession grant-Non current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Contract liability and other advances (iii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ContractLiabilityCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGlpaSk___zljJipmUWoPd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Contract liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ContractLiabilityCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_fKGlpaSk___z6r5i3i1ZMWd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Contract liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zvhzDANAC0V2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial liabilities - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,672&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial liabilities - Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,312&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zp8BpSp3lUBc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial liabilities - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,843&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherNoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total other financial liabilities - Non-Current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,571&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F00_zWoyjafHQFej" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F19_zyMwJ9dj7mqb" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Corresponding to a 3.24% non-controlling interest in Boston Electrometallurgical Company, whose objective is to promote the development
of a technology focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in steel production.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0A_zvhGi8R444T8" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F13_zgtuJ014JzS3" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In July 2022, the Company signed a binding agreement with ArcelorMittal for the sale of CSP. At the closing, CSP's debt will be settled
and the financial liability related to the guarantee granted will be derecognized by Vale.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F03_zjcWZzc3EWed" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(iii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F11_zlzppRnMcljl" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Includes advances received from customers that meets the definition of contract liability described in IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts
with Customers and other financial advances received that meet the definition of a financial liability described in IAS 32 - Financial
Instruments: Presentation.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Addition&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Present value adjustment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disbursements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Payment obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OtherProvision_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_z0mIzBy5Ypy" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;586&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--Addition_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zvJPbmTaapI9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Addition"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;440&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PresentValueAdjustment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zCskYT2YDVOj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Present value adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--Disbursements_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zoBMtPPd6g9f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(220)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--OtherProvision_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PaymentObligationMember_zUErhFTBRnnh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, Ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;954&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Infrastructure investment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OtherProvision_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_zVeqldEMhb69" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,611&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--Addition_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_zrhNWlINSs51" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Addition"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;409&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PresentValueAdjustment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_z2eTHjcsQfV6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Present value adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;160&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--Disbursements_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_zAR4rTvQOFO6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(164)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OtherProvision_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--InfrastructureInvestmentMember_zmiCenOjQRhh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, Ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,016&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OtherProvision_iS_c20220101__20221231_zh5ViQrEvn63" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,197&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--Addition_c20220101__20221231_zx93uoSF4Xhe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Addition"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;849&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PresentValueAdjustment_c20220101__20221231_zRAGDo5NyjC4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Present value adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;308&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--Disbursements_c20220101__20221231_zyqQf2f9YkXl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(384)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--OtherProvision_iE_c20220101__20221231_zOZpxoDUWPnd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other Provision, Ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,970&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-left: 6.75pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z6jn2dn39Kmk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zXlpn1qFKFw" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zbl7naIVKZY2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zETcLiKQR9la" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,554&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OtherProvision_iI_c20211231_zqFzoc3Jw2S4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,197&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OtherProvision_iI_c20221231_zYv51zo6JSP4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,970&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-left: 6.75pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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to be made available for the granting authority; and (iv) other miscellaneous obligations and commitments that complement the early extension
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value of money, that is, a risk-free interest rate applicable to the economic environment in which the Company operates and with terms
and conditions equivalent to the obligations assumed.&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Baovale Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z7hqtN8iy1g1" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zXwgBORn8rJl" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zNnFBDUiiXX3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zMJp1md8VD11" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zXFoM0QULCna" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zn65Xd2utdmc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zyuhArlJyCia" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z7OgwGcVoly7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_za1CfmRnXRj6" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zVYObuTJqAJ5" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zB0s6vAIpBh7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zjqhwRZXAstd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;51&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_ziLrPWYL7sKh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zgoPJUVLlgrd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zA5CeaB441Fg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zrKyyZRMypDh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zuOmzrnXRG0f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z6X58X23v8qj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zFZwu13U9jxc" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.89&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zokmQvPLjJUh" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zdJVLQcEfbHb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;48&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zqmMu1mjMmA" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zcUiTHZNe8E8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z7pWLkGFDvMi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z92YOO1kY4oh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zPaiLHudiwpa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z42Akmnp4cLb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z5X0tTiBPNLj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia &#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zR0ifw3gy7bj" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zYwFZ5ut5XH3" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zpJQ0hBuV0x7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z0qx4OOpAyw6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;48&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z8gZ5IBChif8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zfDtKOIiruA3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zsONEEVEcVo1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z7AofcGazk4f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z4sachkDUpd6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zvzBo9CU9Tie" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zvap7uyMGkzk" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;51.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zyA84cOgycnl" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zqo14vDnddNd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;145&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zbSPKZShWe1h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_ze6l56FvJvZ4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;52&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_ztCPZg1X1He6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zb7cDOs1pML7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z8X2kIJEs9G2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zPvneoHDOkth" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zXjngvfrJj6b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zxlBEJezC6qd" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;48.16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zQbtM7pLTSuf" title="% Voting capital"&gt;47.09&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_ztBMJ0LFlX4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zddCah6AvTT" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;418&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zlCXe75ablQg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zQ16MAPzfP7i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zYceSbkfXTn2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zAGuOxPe2IH5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zvYbVRVTX8pg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z0E10xF1kbq1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Samarco Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o S.A. (note 25)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zs8Rz5jiRtK7" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z7HAcchfA8e9" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;VLI S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zghvUwQf3aQi" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;29.60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zfZWsjuyIsZ6" title="% Voting capital"&gt;29.60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zz4DhpKg9OI9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zA6ZZkHQpqh4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;408&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z8IZAc7TBJaj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zEkokNaPv9re" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zhrOxrwGHm62" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zSDAlBee2Zx9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zYP9XeKoekTi" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,296&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zXt2MFczmAf4" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,113&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z1zita163kkh" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;213&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zIbByLVqJs68" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;166&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zEaGxXGlhu67" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;50&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z2SBmvnkmJL9" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;120&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zrYdQk9rcFZ" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;81&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z73GtWdmWqYk" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;140&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_zGaV52cCf0Bl" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;25.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_zv3GO4si5m54" title="% Voting capital"&gt;25.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_zyt0NUCDzoek" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_z9vPbYB2Cnxj" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_zjnUCUDouPsk" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zuYVMGcPmKLh" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zJTI7XJNObe1" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zYOuEOdDz4c" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia S.A. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zMvr7lqeoD9" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;55.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z7QrckxMs5F2" title="% Voting capital"&gt;55.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zIEjKFgOc0L7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;340&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zA79Wze4deRc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;367&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_ztCDSdf4Ts2j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zTHhQChbZRJg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zIFWuXJBFXg5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zwEqxJaF2Ngd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zaHvpyrrYiu" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zcbyNEQJkwld" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z1wUGLVBzV2c" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;51.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zn19Y35fSpC2" title="% Voting capital"&gt;51.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zxh4ZmnOZsS4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zaW7tahNZdfa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;105&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zYfSGaZ6q8p7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zwFWkyghgF5f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zr98iP4DE1O1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;California Steel Industries, Inc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z9pTS5Fwd4n6" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zWAE8gyXzI69" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zOeUimvJNyih" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;228&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zDg9E2A1Hlbj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z5ce4LPgfzqf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z2NnizNkn8Ma" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica do Pec&#xe9;m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zJolLTWCXEW9" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zUlxEvtzxRwl" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z2Ouact2XAn8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;99&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zWpDdyfqyieg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zIZNIraTZYWk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(131)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o Rio do Norte S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zerCph4Xhgn" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;40.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zefI42HQrTcf" title="% Voting capital"&gt;40.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zvb7MKFA0xBd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z4c5ytb6WTre" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zHokMboogLrk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zndGBHhyEL" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_znv1TbHNVzUc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zfZbqPw4TWyh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zuiR7xRM6du" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zKzfvqUZZKGe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zcH8xb9ii3Q9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;502&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z2n5OpISQ6gb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;621&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zGA5NpfwxlLf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;30&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z2kVcKvB7MY8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;327&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zMuTprR8MGmd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(126)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zZgZ3gwRXTl5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;99&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z7DY4yNfgJt7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;33&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zKbJivyx6ATk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z3fXxmKWY1Ya" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zWA7lwQJ30T7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;246&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zTi1meKSAmHa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;494&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zaHdUDH6751k" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(76)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zl3qH2i4s7Qb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;219&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zQJ8u5zcHP11" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;190&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zWg8JfMdsGvb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;173&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zokCb7WF6cRf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zi6ZT0Oowto8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,765)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zRgozxF3744g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(944)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zUUZxm2u1ITa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z1XktfILSIC1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z4J5XpGow0ia" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;305&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zB9Oq9epChpe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,271)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z4f6a8q6xSh8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,020)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z2EZTvdovLzf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;219&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zsJkOyt5I2Hi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;190&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zptahftVZzKb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;173&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_zlKcrbOrBhT2" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in investments in associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 58%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 13%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at January 1,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z817XXUjbzUg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zmJWYpwU42e7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,031&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Capital contribution to CSP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodCapitalContribution_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zmv6O6du1jLh" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Capital contribution to CSP"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;42&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Equity results in income statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRc1nqHkOSt3" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;246&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;494&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Dividends declared&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zd1meEUKq5C9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends declared"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(186)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends declared"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(228)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z05rRG8wd1o7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(128)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment of CSP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ImpairmentOfCsp_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zOwVXVipAJi1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of CSP"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(111)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfer the equity results to discontinued operations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToDiscontinuedOperations_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer the equity results to discontinued operations (note 16a)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfer of CSI to assets held for sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToHeldForSale_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer of CSI to assets held for sale (nota 16c)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(377)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zSIuUIArWOF3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Others"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Others"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zc89Kbw7Wcvk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zo0syOfdHb26" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A4_ztNZazVQ3Eve" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;Capital
reduction in a foreign subsidiary &#x96;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font: normal 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: windowtext"&gt;In
August 2022, the Company approved a capital reduction in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--CapitalReductionInForeignSubsidiaryApproved_pn6n6_c20220801__20220831_zESgYiyxZTYh" title="Capital reduction in foreign subsidiary approved"&gt;1,500&lt;/span&gt; of Vale International SA (&#x93;VISA&#x94;), a wholly-owned
foreign subsidiary, leading to a reduction in the absolute value of the investment held by the Parent Company, leading to a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_c20220801__20220831_zsAI2gFyphvd" title="Gain (Loss) arising from the accumulated exchange differences reclassified from the stockholders' equity to the income statement"&gt;1,543&lt;/span&gt;
presented as &#x93;Other financial items, net&#x94; (note 6). The remaining balance of cumulative translation adjustments of VISA represents
US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--RemainingBalanceOfCumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zgJMkKNWk0kh" title="Remaining balance of cumulative translation adjustments"&gt;4,623&lt;/span&gt; as at December 31, 2022.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In December 2021, the Company
approved a capital reduction in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--CapitalReductionInForeignSubsidiaryApproved_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zr7lKucickS2" title="Capital reduction in foreign subsidiary approved"&gt;3,000&lt;/span&gt; in VISA, generating a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTaxs_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z8FWIesXa2m1" title="Gain related to reclassification of cumulative translation adjustments of investment"&gt;2,413&lt;/span&gt; related to the reclassification of the cumulative
translation adjustments of this investment, recorded in the equity to the income statement for year ended December 31, 2021, presented
as &#x93;Other financial items, net&#x94; (note 6).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;b) Summarized financial information&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The summarized financial information about relevant associates and joint ventures
for the Company are as follow. The stand-alone financial statements of those entities may differ from the financial information reported
herein, which is prepared considering Vale&#x92;s accounting policies and using the most recent financial information available adjusted
for the effects of significant transactions or events that occur between the date of the financial information and the date of the Company&#x92;s
financial statements. The summarized financial information about Samarco is presented in note 25.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_ecustom--DisclosureOfSummarizedFinancialInformationAboutRelevantAssociatesAndJointVenturesTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zY5OyroMgmjd" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures - Financial information (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B5_zAmt9XO38o96" style="display: none"&gt;Summarized  financial information about relevant associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 22%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CSP &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pelletizing
    plants (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;MRS Log&#xed;stica&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;VLI S.A.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zLjjKe4Be7i6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zSgBCPpNLow9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;827&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_z99DGOkSu6e2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;497&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zCM1y3vWk0xk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;387&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_z31DYD3qqwUb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zSVl1W9HXH53" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;921&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_ztysf6q7pRX1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;209&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zEes7yDhs0if" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,709&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zQSgdCZyJfhd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;328&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zMy4AuQQEs54" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,398&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zI4hcuGqseY2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,649&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zZdhbJsC6672" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,061&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_z5zuFRkS773" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;209&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zR6O3uDuSEFd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,536&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_z1PdqMFvO938" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;825&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_ziQBZIxtMHtj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,785&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zZV6OoJh1Krd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,409&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z55T6lnb8UFd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;161&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zxU2NHiDJMeg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;491&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zwKCNz8LXr32" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zBKsC1R15JGf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zAYp856n10e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;810&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zmoLrIedrGK9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;282&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zXHjHQWTyuA7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z9mUlaEOjrY7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,450&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zPrtHz6Dxpd3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zulBOBT5ZFn7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,219&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zEtya5LMoaS4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,153&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zg188Fne2cae" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;443&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zvE6izd8s9d7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z64mMEELeFwb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,941&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_z4Jjxr7F12ab" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;165&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zgXJHj0aDZY" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,728&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zGcAZX0W2gmd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,963&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z8r93laV5wcb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;618&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zeutIICibNE" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;208&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zBlw0ybXEFg7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;595&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zXjqjQWNQFg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;660&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_z21DFStotF6e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,057&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zKLsJHjei4Rb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,446&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Net revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zAu9I2x43Zpe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zJvutNXZ2uwj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,399&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zc9cMLKSgyrk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;420&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zU473HJpmCBe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,083&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zJRgmTTLTRBk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,376&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zgFcjWF5JaJa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;57&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zNguK5oRnyV3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(13)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zbv10vMSbn63" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;387&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zMxq1AoICFr6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;272&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zsdbPIOfDEta" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;169&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zSTPhIqEsEQg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(29)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 21%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CSP &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pelletizing plants (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;MRS Log&#xed;stica&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;VLI S.A.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;112&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z6xdsyK1JOV6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;566&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zRjZzXUKYzuh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;425&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zS1Rvb51Dqug" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;497&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zDbS0CZ1xyM1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;494&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;824&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;206&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zUu0lPYdqS9f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,615&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zqVEnD7zXJn5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;267&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zHG8Uc2LLwh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,910&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zx5JkiglXBk6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,550&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Assets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;936&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Assets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;206&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z89CwJ8kL807" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,181&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zJfBfmOGSxu7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;692&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zqXwZVGVqe6b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,407&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zkGUQvZ4eGEl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,044&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z6nH4m05EgM5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;438&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zDAwoEsIV252" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;166&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zZsDzVz2vATg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;447&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zGV1m1oRucIc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;580&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;223&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zLZyukwOdqFf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,545&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zRFDLKrg2iPc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zeDdpA3lV0mf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,092&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zqpuZMw8EEA5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,085&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;269&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zlHIL4eRbDfi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,983&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zwIQkgmUMiTi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;167&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zOOqHH6lorT8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,539&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zRRFEF3XckL" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,665&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Equity_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;667&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Equity_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;206&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zd626Pm9YjQf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;198&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zk0rP89xT1j8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;525&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zuYVVLAgwAIg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;868&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zy7RNUiLcZGb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,379&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zKk0hLd8e1o6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;185&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zkuYzf3OUPQ7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,242&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zHFV0dtFvcRa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;396&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zCEfXCKTfISj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;820&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zc0tRuAsyH6a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zrQy8JvSAk72" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;96&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zvmfw3Mw7Yy4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(7)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zOu0Qu4bDwv2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;891&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zZTWqd0Az5F2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;250&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zmfqEXjihtKf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;155&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zP3onN2wjxkd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(136)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F00_zm7HltvxfSgb" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F12_zLynakQ633Ue" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia
&#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8AB_zjnB7vWeWbU4" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;








&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;c) Subsidiaries&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The significant consolidated
entities in each business segment are as follows:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_897_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfInterestsInSubsidiariesExplanatory_pn6n6_zUjASOXxQrik" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures - Subsidiaries (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zAqV0VKFj4xi" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of material consolidated entities in each business segment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 31%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Main activity/Business&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;% Ownership&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;% Voting capital&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;% Noncontrolling interest&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Direct and indirect subsidiaries&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Portu&#xe1;ria da Ba&#xed;a de Sepetiba&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron ore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_zVg4wqMwcdQc" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_zj100OtCPSqc" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--MineracoesBrasileirasReunidasS.a.MbrMember_zFVnYwFZObKl" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Minera&#xe7;&#xf5;es Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. (&#x93;MBR&#x94;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron ore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zCHtIudPzRR8" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zwN6zo2p6j3d" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zWOt60Edkfwf" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Salobo Metais S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Copper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zF4pMKzNVFP9" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_z9XieEbLQ8Fa" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zshUODdLjKZk" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;PT Vale Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zXnvvZSCQXo5" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;44.3&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zPbAJ3Us7KSg" title="% Voting capital"&gt;44.3&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zcXoljZlshm9" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;55.7&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Holdings B.V.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Netherlands&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Holding and research&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zzUwphVnfrm2" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zWeuIa3p6dPe" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_znIZnCHCA0Ea" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Canada Limited&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_ztcdfi8SYbBa" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_z65Z7KpkAga7" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_zfAJKYSA8hd7" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale International S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Switzerland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Trading and holding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zQ5HyC2x1MPh" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zBIOUOiOfaad" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zUotKmXtlty3" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn. Bhd.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Malaysia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron ore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zGBuzr7ZAfOj" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zYp0e7f4OOzl" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zKDjPWrBshcf" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Oman Distribution Center LLC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Oman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron ore and pelletizing plant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zVhFkyIiLZLi" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zZ60nQi9v094" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zROR9oaSLd9j" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Oman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pelletizing plant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z7nrYKJirj59" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;70.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zEoYCOFc61w8" title="% Voting capital"&gt;70.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_znrHKfmzRrzg" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;30.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zvjNRwCuwFUb" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;55.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zz5KENNyW7g9" title="% Voting capital"&gt;55.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zSJz5FTZCWbg" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;45.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember_znqOHDFAen24" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;51.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember_zvQSDWs9p2N2" title="% Voting capital"&gt;51.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember_z8eF0eMX2rDg" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;49.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zLYn1oVTwH55" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zTTUTnSYUH5i" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zmgl8t3ujf8l" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zEbRrkKWiGWb" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.9&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zO0CAOSmn3Z5" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zgz0ukBQsSk5" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;49.1&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia &#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_z0ZCOip7t7Xj" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.9&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zsTYT6WYQIyf" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zLXVsOLvpb47" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;49.1&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zIp6569QL37g" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;51.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zNYibakpMXYd" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zNof1FdXuA7k" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;49.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Samarco Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_zqILHEL8UHH3" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_zBakjb4SHWcd" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_zgIesCcfxzi6" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica do Pec&#xe9;m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Steel industry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zYjPbroOkVs3" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zfy5sINIIy0g" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zJlIPjHRuOx8" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o Rio do Norte S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Bauxite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_zB0easxQG0o2" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;40.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_zpLsx6HC3MEe" title="% Voting capital"&gt;40.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_zLSmAqMkVv8f" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;60.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Logistics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_z8sE5TGXkDB4" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;48.2&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_za1rWf1TpOx6" title="% Voting capital"&gt;47.1&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_zQXs5rIoR3Q1" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;51.8&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VLI S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Logistics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VLISAMember_ztf34QXDvbjl" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;29.6&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VLISAMember_ztQZht5fkjpi" title="% Voting capital"&gt;29.6&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VLISAMember_zmgrYkYUpFW5" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;70.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A7_zK5aQ3gj6MWk" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;d) Noncontrolling interest&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;Summarized financial information&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The summarized financial information, prior to the eliminations
of the intercompany balances and transactions, of subsidiaries with material noncontrolling interest are as follow. The stand-alone financial
statements of those entities may differ from the financial information reported herein, which is prepared considering Vale&#x92;s accounting
policies .&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_ecustom--DisclosureOfNoncontrollingInterestsInSubsidiariesExplanatoryTableTextBlock_pn6n6_z79JIPgHTBUh" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures - Noncontrolling interest (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt; &lt;span id="xdx_8B8_zyMk7kURnv09" style="display: none"&gt;Summarized
    financial information of noncontrolling interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 54%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;PTVI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vale Oman Pelletizing (note 16n)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zfs4fiIl5vVf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;853&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zqXaWwHqREK2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zigrRV2djW41" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,147&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zI2cO2KX7YN8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;581&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &#x96; Shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zgZW7eTycTg5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;113&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zozxlwCO5ETj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zJ9dZcs9rCOl" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,113&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zpDouhO8cbR5" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;746&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zx7Wzqc0S6G5" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;183&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zwVQ9CdGDEn9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;96&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zjEUSCrZymM7" style="border-right: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;249&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zysFdnCrTU79" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;149&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &#x96; Shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zOxB4LS6OEb9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;297&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_z9rUTIu6PCP6" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;432&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zD914poAB1mi" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;542&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zHw4GuakRoPj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,681&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zfTyyuJUzlg1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity (negative reserves) attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zrfgmo3XGfrd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,492&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zhzsMuOSC2Xf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;61&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z7buHJSvov67" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(62)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z5ExXGpf9vek" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,491&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net income &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zEn7x81KH6p" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zCD4TtHCSrZg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zcj9pE95702a" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;101&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zIrJVjnj8KWd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z9bRO0ERrEF6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(28)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zlulSl5BgcRl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;82&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zTxVQxLI4oE3" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zvSUGdcUAjSb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;PTVI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vale Mo&#xe7;ambique&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vale Oman Pelletizing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_z0WIHmSNzcjh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_z1tX1ATYL1R4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;420&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zPML9tNZpr12" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;92&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zt1nwAN0ho72" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,875&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_z6tMnxBcV0C" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;195&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zj2eiJypYk78" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;633&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &#x96; Shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zfTq1PuPjJu3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zXQ2IbUxhi68" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zPwUbYQxtX63" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zkcgMXsJmeZa" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,728&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zixAFuk795M3" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;621&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zQMlzPrDvqs4" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;750&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zWoI9qz7mV2i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;174&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zxC0Rmn84yMj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;224&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zS75ce7oLlb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;97&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zvBWFB2a2O8f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zXdLw1STPBE3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z7GEXc0jLYE2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;157&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &#x96; Shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_z0qtxMXK7v7h" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zmS1jHkJYc6b" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;296&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_z2FBCo5Q7Twc" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;244&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zRoHk7eczZpc" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,370&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z05pYcCealGj" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;550&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity (negative reserves)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zrjH1zsQy6H5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,484&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zaUwBElD3P1l" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(11,749)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zQzuysfLiccj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;200&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity (negative reserves) attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zU4xpbY0019a" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,383&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zNYGp6stQCs4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(587)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zZXraY9UTdJa" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;60&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zxIV028BPXtk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(21)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zpPvaj8HY2T1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;834&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zd0ZxiriO177" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;198&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zqqxsHA7i4kf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;326&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z9a2N0MjWvGi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zN9X51UPLzlc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;110&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zq2KOiYKFE93" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(85)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zpxUHYsSyHBc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z9POXTjXRcoc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(10)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zC9tAmEhbJg4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;23&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zdVyElbEtvr6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zUDolJp9lCM1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zF4NF8RvaVf9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;30&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A2_ziSmT1ffQx01" style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_840_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSubsidiariesExplanatory_zoMQvTHpd9u3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86D_zPM3SlbUFOj7"&gt;Subsidiaries&lt;/span&gt;
&#x96; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company consolidates all entities over which it has control, that is, when: (i) the Company is exposed or has rights
over variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and (ii) has the ability to direct the investee&#x92;s significant activities.
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is acquired by the Company. Consolidation is interrupted from the date
on which the Company ceases to have control over the investee.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85F_zO5AbGjZkGz3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_843_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTransactionsWithNoncontrollingInterestsExplanatory_zXdxMqVtqGJ3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zQBuiA3XkYz"&gt;Transactions
with noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt; &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Investments held by other investors in Vale&#x92;s subsidiaries are classified as noncontrolling
interests (&#x93;NCI&#x94;). The Company treats transactions with noncontrolling interests as transactions with the Company&#x92;s
shareholders. For purchases or disposals of non-controlling interests, the difference between the consideration paid and the book value
of the acquired portion of the subsidiary's net assets is recorded directly in equity under &#x93;Acquisitions and disposals of non-controlling
interests&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_851_znMMQe1XXNXh" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84D_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory_zl49A81UAS6h" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_862_zy0R4kcNgYZ7"&gt;Loss
of control&lt;/span&gt; &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; When the Company ceases to have control, any interest retained in the entity is remeasured at its fair value,
with the change in the carrying amount recognized in profit or loss. Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified
to the income statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_850_zc9LZ7yHmAVa" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84A_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForInvestmentInAssociatesAndJointVenturesExplanatoryPolicyTextBlock_zusvhtZi1T95" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_866_zw2rINKbrshe"&gt;Investments
in associates and joint arrangements &lt;/span&gt;&#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Associates are all entities over which the Company has significant influence,
but not control, generally through an equity interest of &lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zJh6P1UuzCKj" title="% Voting capital"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z3H1Dj7es5wc" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;% of the voting rights. If the equity interest in the associate is reduced,
but significant influence is retained, only a proportionate portion of the amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income
will be reclassified to profit or loss, when appropriate. Dilution gains and losses, incurred on interests in associates, are recognized
in the income statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Joint arrangements are all entities
over which the Company has shared control with one or more parties. Joint arrangement investments are classified as either joint operations
or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations of each investor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The joint operations are recorded
in the financial statements to represent the Company&#x92;s contractual rights and obligations. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities,
income and expenses related to the joint operation are recorded individually in the financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Interests in joint ventures are
accounted for using the equity method, after initially being recognized at cost. The Company investment in joint ventures includes the
goodwill identified in the acquisition, net of any impairment loss. The Company interest in the profits or losses of its joint ventures
is recognized in the income statement and participation in the changes in reserves is recognized in the Company's reserves. When the Company&#x92;s
interest in the losses of an associate or joint venture is equal to or greater than the carrying amount of the investment, including any
other receivables, the Company does not recognize additional losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of
the joint venture.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;In addition, the financial information of associates and joint ventures used
to account for their impact in these financial statements may differ from the stand-alone financial statements of those entities due to
adjustments to Vale's accounting policy and the length of the reporting periods.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p id="xdx_85E_zNcGsCJMw5H6" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_845_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCumulativeTranslationAdjustmentsPolicyTextBlock_z3BCjEFOtSWl" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86C_zRNj5ts5Ir52"&gt;Cumulative
translation adjustments&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&#160;IAS 21 defines that exchange differences arising from transactions and balances of foreign operations
are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity until this operation is fully or partially disposed. &#x93;Partial
disposal&#x94; of an investment can be interpreted as (i) reduction in the percentage of equity interest; or (ii) reduction in the absolute
value of the investment through the reduction of the investee's capital, even if the investor&#x92;s percentage of ownership interest
is not changed. Therefore, there is an accounting policy choice regarding the definition of partial disposal.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Thus, the Company has determined
as its accounting policy that a capital reduction in an investment in a foreign operation should be treated under the absolute value approach
as described in ii) above. Therefore, the exchange differences recorded in equity are reclassified to the income statement in the same
proportion as the reduction in the net investment held in the foreign operation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_856_zi1ubITmfFBe" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 31pt; padding-right: 31pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_848_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCriticalAccountingEstimatesAndJudgmentsPolicyTextBlock_zr0ZjdrNHvBa" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_865_zEwmgALFGvW1"&gt;Critical accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Judgment is required in some circumstances
to determine whether after considering all relevant factors, the Company has either control, joint control or significant influence over
an entity. Significant influence includes situations of collective control.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company holds the majority of
the voting capital in five joint arrangements (Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia S.A., Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es
S.A., Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia &#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o and Companhia
Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o), but management has concluded that the Company does not have a sufficiently dominant voting
interest to have the power to direct the activities of these entities. As a result, these entities are accounted under equity method due
to shareholder&#x92;s agreements where relevant decisions are shared with other parties.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Vale and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.
Ltd. (&#x93;SMM&#x94;) own a 44.3% and 15% equity interest in PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (&#x93;PTVI&#x94;), respectively, for a total
of 59.3% interest in PTVI. Vale and SMM have a Shareholders' Agreement ("Block voting agreement"), establishing that SMM will
follow Vale's guidelines in decision-making on financial and operational matters relevant to the management of PTVI and, therefore, the
Company consolidates PTVI in its financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85A_znT0bTJjK4ql" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Investments in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results in the income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dividends received&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 27%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;% ownership&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;% voting capital&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iron Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Baovale Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z7hqtN8iy1g1" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zXwgBORn8rJl" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zNnFBDUiiXX3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zMJp1md8VD11" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zXFoM0QULCna" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zn65Xd2utdmc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zyuhArlJyCia" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--BaovaleMineracaoS.aMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z7OgwGcVoly7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_za1CfmRnXRj6" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zVYObuTJqAJ5" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zB0s6vAIpBh7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zjqhwRZXAstd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;51&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_ziLrPWYL7sKh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zgoPJUVLlgrd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zA5CeaB441Fg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zrKyyZRMypDh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zuOmzrnXRG0f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z6X58X23v8qj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zFZwu13U9jxc" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.89&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zokmQvPLjJUh" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zdJVLQcEfbHb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;48&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zqmMu1mjMmA" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zcUiTHZNe8E8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z7pWLkGFDvMi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z92YOO1kY4oh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zPaiLHudiwpa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z42Akmnp4cLb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z5X0tTiBPNLj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia &#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zR0ifw3gy7bj" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zYwFZ5ut5XH3" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zpJQ0hBuV0x7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z0qx4OOpAyw6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;48&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z8gZ5IBChif8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zfDtKOIiruA3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zsONEEVEcVo1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z7AofcGazk4f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z4sachkDUpd6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zvzBo9CU9Tie" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zvap7uyMGkzk" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;51.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zyA84cOgycnl" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zqo14vDnddNd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;145&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zbSPKZShWe1h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_ze6l56FvJvZ4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;52&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_ztCPZg1X1He6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zb7cDOs1pML7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z8X2kIJEs9G2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zPvneoHDOkth" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zXjngvfrJj6b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zxlBEJezC6qd" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;48.16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zQbtM7pLTSuf" title="% Voting capital"&gt;47.09&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_ztBMJ0LFlX4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zddCah6AvTT" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;418&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zlCXe75ablQg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zQ16MAPzfP7i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zYceSbkfXTn2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zAGuOxPe2IH5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zvYbVRVTX8pg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z0E10xF1kbq1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Samarco Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o S.A. (note 25)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zs8Rz5jiRtK7" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_z7HAcchfA8e9" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;VLI S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zghvUwQf3aQi" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;29.60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--IronSolutionsMember_zfZWsjuyIsZ6" title="% Voting capital"&gt;29.60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zz4DhpKg9OI9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zA6ZZkHQpqh4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;408&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z8IZAc7TBJaj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zEkokNaPv9re" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zhrOxrwGHm62" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zSDAlBee2Zx9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zYP9XeKoekTi" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,296&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zXt2MFczmAf4" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,113&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z1zita163kkh" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;213&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zIbByLVqJs68" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;166&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zEaGxXGlhu67" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;50&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z2SBmvnkmJL9" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;120&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zrYdQk9rcFZ" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;81&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_z73GtWdmWqYk" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;140&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Korea Nickel Corp.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_zGaV52cCf0Bl" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;25.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_zv3GO4si5m54" title="% Voting capital"&gt;25.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_zyt0NUCDzoek" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_z9vPbYB2Cnxj" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--KoreaNickelCorpMember_zjnUCUDouPsk" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zuYVMGcPmKLh" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zJTI7XJNObe1" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--BaseMetalsMember_zYOuEOdDz4c" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zMvr7lqeoD9" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;55.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z7QrckxMs5F2" title="% Voting capital"&gt;55.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zIEjKFgOc0L7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;340&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zA79Wze4deRc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;367&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_ztCDSdf4Ts2j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zTHhQChbZRJg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zIFWuXJBFXg5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zwEqxJaF2Ngd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zaHvpyrrYiu" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zcbyNEQJkwld" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z1wUGLVBzV2c" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;51.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zn19Y35fSpC2" title="% Voting capital"&gt;51.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zxh4ZmnOZsS4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zaW7tahNZdfa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;105&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zYfSGaZ6q8p7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zwFWkyghgF5f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__custom--FerrousMineralsMember_zr98iP4DE1O1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;California Steel Industries, Inc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z9pTS5Fwd4n6" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zWAE8gyXzI69" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zOeUimvJNyih" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;228&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zDg9E2A1Hlbj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z5ce4LPgfzqf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z2NnizNkn8Ma" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica do Pec&#xe9;m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zJolLTWCXEW9" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zUlxEvtzxRwl" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z2Ouact2XAn8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;99&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zWpDdyfqyieg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zIZNIraTZYWk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(131)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o Rio do Norte S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zerCph4Xhgn" title="Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)"&gt;40.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zefI42HQrTcf" title="% Voting capital"&gt;40.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zvb7MKFA0xBd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z4c5ytb6WTre" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioGrandeDoNorteS.a.Member__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zHokMboogLrk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zndGBHhyEL" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_znv1TbHNVzUc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zfZbqPw4TWyh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zuiR7xRM6du" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherMember__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zKzfvqUZZKGe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zcH8xb9ii3Q9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;502&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z2n5OpISQ6gb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;621&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zGA5NpfwxlLf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;30&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z2kVcKvB7MY8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;327&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zMuTprR8MGmd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(126)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zZgZ3gwRXTl5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;99&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_zyMo19XMc4aa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;109&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SegmentsAxis__ifrs-full--AllOtherSegmentsMember_z7DY4yNfgJt7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;33&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zKbJivyx6ATk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z3fXxmKWY1Ya" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zWA7lwQJ30T7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;246&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zTi1meKSAmHa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;494&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zaHdUDH6751k" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(76)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zl3qH2i4s7Qb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;219&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zQJ8u5zcHP11" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;190&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zWg8JfMdsGvb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;173&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zokCb7WF6cRf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zi6ZT0Oowto8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,765)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--OtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zRgozxF3744g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(944)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zUUZxm2u1ITa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z1XktfILSIC1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investments in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z4J5XpGow0ia" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;305&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zB9Oq9epChpe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,271)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z4f6a8q6xSh8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,020)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_z2EZTvdovLzf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;219&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zsJkOyt5I2Hi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;190&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DividendsReceived_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesMember_zptahftVZzKb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends received"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;173&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at January 1,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z817XXUjbzUg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zmJWYpwU42e7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,031&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Capital contribution to CSP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodCapitalContribution_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zmv6O6du1jLh" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Capital contribution to CSP"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;42&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Equity results in income statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRc1nqHkOSt3" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;246&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results in income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;494&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Dividends declared&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zd1meEUKq5C9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends declared"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(186)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DividendsDeclaredByInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends declared"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(228)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z05rRG8wd1o7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInJointVenturesAndAssociatesTranslationAdjustment_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(128)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment of CSP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ImpairmentOfCsp_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zOwVXVipAJi1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of CSP"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(111)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfer the equity results to discontinued operations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToDiscontinuedOperations_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer the equity results to discontinued operations (note 16a)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfer of CSI to assets held for sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodTransferredToHeldForSale_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer of CSI to assets held for sale (nota 16c)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(377)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zSIuUIArWOF3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Others"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--OtherIncreaseDecreaseInInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Others"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zc89Kbw7Wcvk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,798&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zo0syOfdHb26" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,751&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 22%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CSP &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pelletizing
    plants (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;MRS Log&#xed;stica&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;VLI S.A.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zLjjKe4Be7i6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zSgBCPpNLow9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;827&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_z99DGOkSu6e2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;497&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zCM1y3vWk0xk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;387&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_z31DYD3qqwUb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zSVl1W9HXH53" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;921&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_ztysf6q7pRX1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;209&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zEes7yDhs0if" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,709&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zQSgdCZyJfhd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;328&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zMy4AuQQEs54" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,398&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zI4hcuGqseY2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,649&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zZdhbJsC6672" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,061&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_z5zuFRkS773" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;209&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zR6O3uDuSEFd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,536&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_z1PdqMFvO938" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;825&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_ziQBZIxtMHtj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,785&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zZV6OoJh1Krd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,409&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z55T6lnb8UFd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;161&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zxU2NHiDJMeg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;491&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zwKCNz8LXr32" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zBKsC1R15JGf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zAYp856n10e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;810&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zmoLrIedrGK9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;282&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zXHjHQWTyuA7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z9mUlaEOjrY7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,450&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zPrtHz6Dxpd3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zulBOBT5ZFn7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,219&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zEtya5LMoaS4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,153&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zg188Fne2cae" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;443&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zvE6izd8s9d7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z64mMEELeFwb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,941&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_z4Jjxr7F12ab" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;165&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zgXJHj0aDZY" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,728&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zGcAZX0W2gmd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,963&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z8r93laV5wcb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;618&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zeutIICibNE" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;208&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zBlw0ybXEFg7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;595&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zXjqjQWNQFg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;660&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_z21DFStotF6e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,057&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zKLsJHjei4Rb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,446&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Net revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zAu9I2x43Zpe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zJvutNXZ2uwj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,399&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zc9cMLKSgyrk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;420&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zU473HJpmCBe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,083&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zJRgmTTLTRBk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,376&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zgFcjWF5JaJa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;57&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_zNguK5oRnyV3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(13)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zbv10vMSbn63" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;387&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zMxq1AoICFr6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;272&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zsdbPIOfDEta" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;169&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zSTPhIqEsEQg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(29)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 21%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CSP &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pelletizing plants (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;MRS Log&#xed;stica&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;VLI S.A.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;112&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z6xdsyK1JOV6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;566&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zRjZzXUKYzuh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;425&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zS1Rvb51Dqug" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;497&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zDbS0CZ1xyM1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;494&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;824&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;206&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zUu0lPYdqS9f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,615&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zqVEnD7zXJn5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;267&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zHG8Uc2LLwh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,910&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zx5JkiglXBk6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,550&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Assets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;936&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Assets_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;206&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z89CwJ8kL807" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,181&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zJfBfmOGSxu7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;692&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zqXwZVGVqe6b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,407&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zkGUQvZ4eGEl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,044&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_z6nH4m05EgM5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;438&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zDAwoEsIV252" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;166&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zZsDzVz2vATg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;447&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zGV1m1oRucIc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;580&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;223&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zLZyukwOdqFf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,545&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--PelletizingMember_fKGkp_zRFDLKrg2iPc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zeDdpA3lV0mf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,092&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zqpuZMw8EEA5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,085&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Liabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;269&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zlHIL4eRbDfi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,983&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Equity_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;667&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zOu0Qu4bDwv2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;891&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zmfqEXjihtKf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;155&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zP3onN2wjxkd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(136)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron ore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zCHtIudPzRR8" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zwN6zo2p6j3d" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--CompanhiaPortuariaDaBaiaDeSepetibaMember_zWOt60Edkfwf" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Salobo Metais S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Copper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zF4pMKzNVFP9" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_z9XieEbLQ8Fa" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SaloboMetaisS.A.Member_zshUODdLjKZk" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;PT Vale Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zXnvvZSCQXo5" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;44.3&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zPbAJ3Us7KSg" title="% Voting capital"&gt;44.3&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zcXoljZlshm9" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;55.7&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Holdings B.V.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Netherlands&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Holding and research&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zzUwphVnfrm2" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_zWeuIa3p6dPe" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeHoldingsBVMember_znIZnCHCA0Ea" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Canada Limited&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_ztcdfi8SYbBa" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_z65Z7KpkAga7" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeCanadaLimitedMember_zfAJKYSA8hd7" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale International S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Switzerland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Trading and holding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zQ5HyC2x1MPh" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zBIOUOiOfaad" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeInternationalS.A.Member_zUotKmXtlty3" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Malaysia Minerals Sdn. Bhd.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Malaysia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron ore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zGBuzr7ZAfOj" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zYp0e7f4OOzl" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMalaysiaMineralsSdn.Bhd.Member_zKDjPWrBshcf" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Oman Distribution Center LLC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Oman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Iron ore and pelletizing plant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zVhFkyIiLZLi" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zZ60nQi9v094" title="% Voting capital"&gt;100.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanDistributionCenterLLCMember_zROR9oaSLd9j" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;0.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Oman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pelletizing plant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z7nrYKJirj59" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;70.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zEoYCOFc61w8" title="% Voting capital"&gt;70.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_znrHKfmzRrzg" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;30.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zvjNRwCuwFUb" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;55.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zz5KENNyW7g9" title="% Voting capital"&gt;55.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaGeracaoDeEnergiaSAMember_zSJz5FTZCWbg" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;45.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember_znqOHDFAen24" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;51.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember_zvQSDWs9p2N2" title="% Voting capital"&gt;51.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--AliancaNorteEnergiaParticipacoesSAMember_z8eF0eMX2rDg" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;49.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zLYn1oVTwH55" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zTTUTnSYUH5i" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaCoreanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zmgl8t3ujf8l" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zEbRrkKWiGWb" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.9&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zO0CAOSmn3Z5" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaHispanoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zgz0ukBQsSk5" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;49.1&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia &#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_z0ZCOip7t7Xj" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.9&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zsTYT6WYQIyf" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaItaloBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zLXVsOLvpb47" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;49.1&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zIp6569QL37g" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;51.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zNYibakpMXYd" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaNipoBrasileiraDePelotizacaoMember_zNof1FdXuA7k" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;49.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pellets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_zqILHEL8UHH3" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_zBakjb4SHWcd" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineracaoSAMember_zgIesCcfxzi6" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Steel industry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zYjPbroOkVs3" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zfy5sINIIy0g" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zJlIPjHRuOx8" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;50.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Bauxite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_zpLsx6HC3MEe" title="% Voting capital"&gt;40.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MineracaoRioDoNorteSAMember_zLSmAqMkVv8f" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;60.0&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Logistics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_z8sE5TGXkDB4" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;48.2&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_za1rWf1TpOx6" title="% Voting capital"&gt;47.1&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--MRSLogisticaSAMember_zQXs5rIoR3Q1" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;51.8&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VLISAMember_ztf34QXDvbjl" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;29.6&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VLISAMember_ztQZht5fkjpi" title="% Voting capital"&gt;29.6&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--VLISAMember_zmgrYkYUpFW5" title="% Noncontrolling interest"&gt;70.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vale Oman Pelletizing (note 16n)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zI2cO2KX7YN8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;581&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zJ9dZcs9rCOl" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,113&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zpDouhO8cbR5" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;746&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zx7Wzqc0S6G5" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;183&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zwVQ9CdGDEn9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;96&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zjEUSCrZymM7" style="border-right: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;249&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zysFdnCrTU79" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;149&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &#x96; Shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zOxB4LS6OEb9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;297&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_z9rUTIu6PCP6" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;432&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zD914poAB1mi" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;542&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zHw4GuakRoPj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,681&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zfTyyuJUzlg1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity (negative reserves) attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zrfgmo3XGfrd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,492&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zhzsMuOSC2Xf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;61&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z7buHJSvov67" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(62)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncontrollingInterests_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z5ExXGpf9vek" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity attributable to non-controlling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,491&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zcj9pE95702a" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;101&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zIrJVjnj8KWd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z9bRO0ERrEF6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(28)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zlulSl5BgcRl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;82&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zTxVQxLI4oE3" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zvSUGdcUAjSb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 38%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;PTVI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vale Mo&#xe7;ambique&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vale Oman Pelletizing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_z0WIHmSNzcjh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_z1tX1ATYL1R4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;420&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zPML9tNZpr12" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;92&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zt1nwAN0ho72" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,875&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_z6tMnxBcV0C" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;195&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zj2eiJypYk78" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current assets."&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;633&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &#x96; Shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zXQ2IbUxhi68" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zPwUbYQxtX63" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zkcgMXsJmeZa" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,728&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zixAFuk795M3" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;621&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zQMlzPrDvqs4" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;750&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zWoI9qz7mV2i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;174&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zxC0Rmn84yMj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;224&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zS75ce7oLlb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;97&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zvBWFB2a2O8f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zXdLw1STPBE3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z7GEXc0jLYE2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;157&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Related parties &#x96; Shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_z0qtxMXK7v7h" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--RelatedPartiesStockholdersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zmS1jHkJYc6b" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Related parties - Stockholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;296&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_z2FBCo5Q7Twc" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;244&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zRoHk7eczZpc" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,370&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_z05pYcCealGj" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;550&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity (negative reserves)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--PTValeIndonesiaMember_zrjH1zsQy6H5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,484&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Equity_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueS.a.Member_zaUwBElD3P1l" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Stockholders' equity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(11,749)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z9POXTjXRcoc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(10)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zC9tAmEhbJg4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;23&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeOmanPelletizingCompanyLLCMember_zUDolJp9lCM1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&#x96; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company consolidates all entities over which it has control, that is, when: (i) the Company is exposed or has rights
over variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and (ii) has the ability to direct the investee&#x92;s significant activities.
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is acquired by the Company. Consolidation is interrupted from the date
on which the Company ceases to have control over the investee.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSubsidiariesExplanatory>
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with noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt; &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Investments held by other investors in Vale&#x92;s subsidiaries are classified as noncontrolling
interests (&#x93;NCI&#x94;). The Company treats transactions with noncontrolling interests as transactions with the Company&#x92;s
shareholders. For purchases or disposals of non-controlling interests, the difference between the consideration paid and the book value
of the acquired portion of the subsidiary's net assets is recorded directly in equity under &#x93;Acquisitions and disposals of non-controlling
interests&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTransactionsWithNoncontrollingInterestsExplanatory>
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of control&lt;/span&gt; &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; When the Company ceases to have control, any interest retained in the entity is remeasured at its fair value,
with the change in the carrying amount recognized in profit or loss. Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified
to the income statement.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory>
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in associates and joint arrangements &lt;/span&gt;&#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Associates are all entities over which the Company has significant influence,
but not control, generally through an equity interest of &lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zJh6P1UuzCKj" title="% Voting capital"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate_pid_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z3H1Dj7es5wc" title="% Voting capital"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;% of the voting rights. If the equity interest in the associate is reduced,
but significant influence is retained, only a proportionate portion of the amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income
will be reclassified to profit or loss, when appropriate. Dilution gains and losses, incurred on interests in associates, are recognized
in the income statement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Joint arrangements are all entities
over which the Company has shared control with one or more parties. Joint arrangement investments are classified as either joint operations
or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations of each investor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The joint operations are recorded
in the financial statements to represent the Company&#x92;s contractual rights and obligations. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities,
income and expenses related to the joint operation are recorded individually in the financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Interests in joint ventures are
accounted for using the equity method, after initially being recognized at cost. The Company investment in joint ventures includes the
goodwill identified in the acquisition, net of any impairment loss. The Company interest in the profits or losses of its joint ventures
is recognized in the income statement and participation in the changes in reserves is recognized in the Company's reserves. When the Company&#x92;s
interest in the losses of an associate or joint venture is equal to or greater than the carrying amount of the investment, including any
other receivables, the Company does not recognize additional losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of
the joint venture.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;In addition, the financial information of associates and joint ventures used
to account for their impact in these financial statements may differ from the stand-alone financial statements of those entities due to
adjustments to Vale's accounting policy and the length of the reporting periods.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;




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      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember"
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translation adjustments&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&#160;IAS 21 defines that exchange differences arising from transactions and balances of foreign operations
are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity until this operation is fully or partially disposed. &#x93;Partial
disposal&#x94; of an investment can be interpreted as (i) reduction in the percentage of equity interest; or (ii) reduction in the absolute
value of the investment through the reduction of the investee's capital, even if the investor&#x92;s percentage of ownership interest
is not changed. Therefore, there is an accounting policy choice regarding the definition of partial disposal.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Thus, the Company has determined
as its accounting policy that a capital reduction in an investment in a foreign operation should be treated under the absolute value approach
as described in ii) above. Therefore, the exchange differences recorded in equity are reclassified to the income statement in the same
proportion as the reduction in the net investment held in the foreign operation.&lt;/p&gt;

</vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCumulativeTranslationAdjustmentsPolicyTextBlock>
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Judgment is required in some circumstances
to determine whether after considering all relevant factors, the Company has either control, joint control or significant influence over
an entity. Significant influence includes situations of collective control.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company holds the majority of
the voting capital in five joint arrangements (Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia S.A., Alian&#xe7;a Norte Energia Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es
S.A., Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia &#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o and Companhia
Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o), but management has concluded that the Company does not have a sufficiently dominant voting
interest to have the power to direct the activities of these entities. As a result, these entities are accounted under equity method due
to shareholder&#x92;s agreements where relevant decisions are shared with other parties.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Vale and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.
Ltd. (&#x93;SMM&#x94;) own a 44.3% and 15% equity interest in PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (&#x93;PTVI&#x94;), respectively, for a total
of 59.3% interest in PTVI. Vale and SMM have a Shareholders' Agreement ("Block voting agreement"), establishing that SMM will
follow Vale's guidelines in decision-making on financial and operational matters relevant to the management of PTVI and, therefore, the
Company consolidates PTVI in its financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effects on the balance sheet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 33%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coal (Discontinued operation)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Manganese assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CSI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--AccountsReceivable_iI_z4V0OG1LiXu"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Accounts receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4226"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4228"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4229"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Inventories&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;167&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4234"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4235"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;179&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssets_iI_zrewa1rGCDec"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;364&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4240"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4241"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;381&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_eifrs-full--CurrentInvestments_iI_zolAD6XE6kwf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4244"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4245"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;377&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4247"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;377&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4250"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4251"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4252"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--OtherAssets_iI_zSplq6gUCNpi"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4258"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4259"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_z9fOoYFcgdXa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; color: White; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;Total Assets&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;552&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;377&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;976&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--SuppliersAndContractors_iI_zlE9YbHrVtG8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Suppliers and contractors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4276"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4277"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;120&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iI_zyC3PknQIXF"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;232&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4282"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4283"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;235&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--LiabilitiesIncurred_iI_zFQmBxxvCU8d"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; color: White; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;Total liabilities&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;342&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4288"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4289"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;355&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A5_zqi77ZCZjHjh" style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effects on the income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_898_ecustom--ScheduleOfEffectsOnTheIncomesStatementTableTextBlock_zeFwktsKQ4Ic" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Acquisitions and divestitures - Vale Moambique (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BF_zrM5X5kinEel" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of acquisitions and divestitures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cumulative translation adjustments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Result of the transaction &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 24%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial items, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total recycling from OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Midwestern System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zraoKEeLuZr3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zOpEHzy2DgOl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_z7ByHB3BRSpl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,121&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;California Steel Industries &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_zG52A2ytYTwj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;150&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_zBFqLr9RSldf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;150&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_zwGGTutPIUMf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;142&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica do Pec&#xe9;m (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_fKGkp_zEJVxvfHWLUg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(135)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Manganese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_z5P4Vu2ahEu9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zodNlR6zOga8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z95obUjjAzpf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zZHGwJ8BSCG" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zSgaEhSXvH02" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;65&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAOkVe7Ec9kh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;150&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zh1VVtlJuVp1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;215&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z83gYL1Mv2Bg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,111&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zSIOEnxp0F2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discontinued operations (Coal) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zfX4aDG8BAW4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zxCypQpe8qtj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zkdY1maiuzu6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(589)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_zsUxbul2Dpjk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,137&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zXMwcV7tVqrj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;150&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zQtdDAp8GF84" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,287&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zpsnO1NRs2fl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;522&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAKHAcdEaMFi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F04_zrKY43nUuuB" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F12_zE1D29z0iK8a" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Includes impairment of the investment in the amount of US$111 and a provision for accounts receivable with CSP in the amount of US$24.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="10" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cumulative translation adjustments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Result of the transaction &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 26%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial items, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total recycling from OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Impairment of non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Midwestern System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zgwa0DDYYPV7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(78)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Nouvelle-Cal&#xe9;donie S.A.S.&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(f)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember_z1XyIuyYTgPl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,132&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember_zTiNPt3mYxKl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,132&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember_zoGPJQTwqvC" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Shipping&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(g)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeShippingMember_zaUtVTltAvX3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeShippingMember_zdwCaCtjdhne" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Manganese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zy5utrjlMaNd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zaGzr0ArhxKb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zXm5CxZvKSz3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zgzZayQ4rsGl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(75)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zBAotn0hFba1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,912&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zW5Chx42CNF9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,912&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zZztsnf342ra" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(211)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0oFp68q6001" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(75)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discontinued operations (Coal)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zYwiiHJiC2Jd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;424&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zXNwFfBC3KVa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;424&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zbepdUccv05a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,282)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_zPOnnZQFNDK3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,336&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXmRG0I96Wbe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,336&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zAhhDNnVE2bf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,493)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zKJAEZSER2m8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(75)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cumulative translation adjustments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Result of the transaction &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 26%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial items, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total recycling from OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Impairment of non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Nouvelle-Cal&#xe9;donie S.A.S.&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(f)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember_zl6Lbf08sZVa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(882)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VLI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(h)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VLIMember_zgk8CbHJj0ib" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;172&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Biopalma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BiopalmaMember_zL6LqBM4VTU2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(125)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Longyu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(j)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--LongyuMember_zqOfLgONWsj4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--LongyuMember_zjywMwWOdl9e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Manganese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_z7n7ZxKepelj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(76)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zALxl5x5eCef" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z0PCUB1oe9Yl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z0psgzHogdBa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(11)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zOsT1tbuPu6l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;135&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zcAdoAlgTwc6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;135&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zYO7D4YwrRXg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,083)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zfQZUWky8Yo2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;161&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discontinued operations (Coal)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_z4viiL5mQg4h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(935)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesNet_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zUHfUd440EXj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;135&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciNet_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zFyMUfROeN8f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;135&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_z55pu8Wh1Ljk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,018)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesNet_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zRHjWWDMKhv4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;161&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AE_zNUrdqdKThp9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;Discontinued operations (Coal) -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font: normal 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: windowtext"&gt;The
Company has metallurgical and thermal coal mining and processing operations through Vale Mo&#xe7;ambique S.A. (&#x93;Vale Mo&#xe7;ambique&#x94;)
which was a company controlled by Vale, that had a non-controlling interest held by Mitsui &amp;amp; Co. Ltd. (&#x93;Mitsui&#x94;). Coal
products are transported from the Moatize mine to the maritime terminal by the Nacala Logistics Corridor (&#x93;NLC&#x94;), which was
a joint venture between Vale and Mitsui. The NLC&#x92;s main assets are the railways and port concessions located in Mozambique and Malawi.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;As part of the sustainable
mining strategic agenda, the Company announced in 2021 its intention to divest from coal assets. To achieve this objective, it was necessary
to carry out the corporate reorganization through the acquisition of the interests held by Mitsui in these assets, which, upon completion,
allowed an agreement with Vulcan Minerals (&#x93;Vulcan&#x94;), for the sale of all coal assets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Following the signing of the agreement
in December 2021, the Company started to treat coal as a discontinued operation. Below is a summary of the main events:&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;Acquisition of non-controlling interest in
Vale Mo&#xe7;ambique&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;On June 22, 2021, the Company acquired &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired_iI_pid_dp_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zruyA9fQvQMd" title="Percentage of voting interest acquired"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;% interest held by Mitsui in Vale
Mo&#xe7;ambique for an immaterial consideration, which resulted in a loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zaabwfSdaOHh" title="Loss due to negative reserves"&gt;331&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedAsResultOfRemeasuringToFairValueEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldByAcquirerBeforeBusinessCombination_pn6n6_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember_z9DDnaMXKIqb" title="Loss due to negative reserves"&gt;1,666&lt;/span&gt; million) due to the negative reserves of
Vale Mo&#xe7;ambique at the conclusion of the transaction. This transaction with non-controlling interests was recognized in the equity
as &#x93;Acquisition and disposal of non-controlling interest&#x94;. After the acquisition of the interests previously held by Mitsui,
the Company holds &lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_pid_dp_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--ValeMocambiqueMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zrMTdZ1wEty1" title="Ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percent)"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;% of the share capital of Vale Mo&#xe7;ambique and the remaining interest is held by the government of Mozambique.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;Business combinations &#x96; NLC&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company also concluded
the acquisition of NLC&#x92;s control on June 22, 2021, through the disbursement of US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred_iI_pn6n6_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zVpMZaU4ISo8" title="Settlement of loans with third parties"&gt;2,517&lt;/span&gt; to settle NLC&#x92;s loans with third parties
(&#x93;Project Finance&#x94;), satisfying all conditions for acquiring the additional &lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired_iI_pid_dp_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zBUoINgMSYN4" title="Percentage of voting interest acquired"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;% held by Mitsui. Therefore, the Company started
consolidating the NLC&#x92;s assets and liabilities on its balance sheet. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Following the closing, the
Company assessed the fair value of the acquired business, resulting in a loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--LossOnPreExistingRelationship_pn6n6_c20210601__20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zuO421aFO5Oj" title="Loss on pre-existing relationship"&gt;771&lt;/span&gt; on the fair value of the loans receivable from
NLC, presented as &#x93;Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net&#x94; in the loss of discontinued operations for the year
ended December 31, 2021. The loss recognized was due to the decrease in the long-term price assumption for both metallurgical and thermal
coal as well as the reduction in the expected production to reflect the operational challenges to reach the ramp-up of the coal business.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The fair values of identifiable
assets acquired, and liabilities assumed as a result of the NLC&#x92;s acquisition were as follows:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsExplanatory_pn6n6_zPSFaRdEplZ9" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Acquisitions and divestitures - Fair values of asstes and liabilities (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zmvzKwlEh567" style="display: none"&gt;Fair value of assets and liabilities assumed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20220622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zk1dhgszY9Ph" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 82%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 17%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 22, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--AcquiredAssetsAbstract_iB_zT6UlyDvBAg7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Acquired assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_maIAALAzhb3_zb2i8ZOqmXK4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;172&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_eifrs-full--InventoryRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_maIAALAzhb3_zYEovhBz7Qtb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Inventory, recoverable tax, and other assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;423&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--IdentifiableIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_maIAALAzhb3_zAXXzvAWiqZ3"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Intangible&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,219&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_maIAALAzhb3_zxiaZ5cVbjCk"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Property, plant, and equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,363&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--LiabilitiesRecognizedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iNI_pn6n6_di_msIAALAzhb3_zjviSVuEHAB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assumed liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(158)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumedBeforeFairValueAdjustments_iTI_pn6n6_mtIAALAzhb3_zcIkg37i7Dkg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net identifiable assets acquired&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,019&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iNI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F41_z2jP9Sc4P1sb" style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value adjustments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,590)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumed_iI_pn6n6_msAFVOTz87I_z2Rdmp9Wbk1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total identifiable net assets at fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,429&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--FairValueOfAcquiredReceivables_iI_pn6n6_msAFVOTz87I_z0j50kXEcNWg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pre-existing relation (Loans receivable from NLC)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;859&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--LossOnPreExistingRelationships_iI_z9m9sH5CeWmd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loss on pre-existing relation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(771)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred_iTI_pn6n6_mtAFVOTz87I_zexzs0jZRaIa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total identifiable net assets at fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,517&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash consideration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,517&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(-) Balances acquired&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iNI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;172&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--CashFlowsUsedInObtainingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessClassifiedAsInvestingActivities_zV2Bvb7JXROf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net cash outflow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,345&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F02_zWW0KYnIg7F" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F1E_zl0Yk3qyJ7x4" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Of this amount, US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zG3es85B5UW5" title="Property, plant and equipment, fair value adjustments"&gt;441&lt;/span&gt; was allocated to property, plant, and equipment and US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentOnIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_z1ENyXAjNjcb" title="Intangible assets, fair value adjustments"&gt;791&lt;/span&gt; was allocated to
intangible and the remaining amount was allocated to other assets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_zElkYK4zrNl5" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value adjustments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Following the decision to
divest from the coal segment, the Company initiated interactions with potential interested parties in acquiring these assets, and the
negotiations that were underway at the time, resulted in the decision to provision in full the book value of these assets, mainly due
to the difficulties to prove the expected productivity levels of metallurgical coal and thermal coal, due to the delays that occurred
to implement the mining plan and the strategy for the plant to reach the ramp-up of the asset. The Company recorded the impact of US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zlGmsN29erQ2" title="Gain from disposals of non-current assets"&gt;2,511&lt;/span&gt;
in the net income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, presented as &#x93;Impairment and disposal of non-current
assets&#x94;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;Binding agreement with Vulcan Minerals (&#x93;Vulcan&#x94;)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In December 2021, the Company
entered into a binding agreement with Vulcan Resources (formerly Vulcan Minerals - &#x93;Vulcan&#x94;) for the sale of these assets.
Under the sale agreement Vulcan has committed to pay the gross amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--ReceivableFromCoalNetAssetsDiscontinuedOperations_pn6n6_c20211202__20211221__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--VulcanMineralsMember_zSMZ7CZbt2y7" title="Receivable from coal net assets"&gt;270&lt;/span&gt;, in addition of a &lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--RoyaltyConsiderationTerm_dtY_c20211202__20211221__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--VulcanMineralsMember_zxNnwc5NlAPe" title="Royalty consideration, term"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;-year royalty agreement subject to
certain mine production and coal price conditions and so, due to the nature and uncertainties related to the measurement of these royalties,
gains will be recognized as incurred. Up to this date, the Company has not recognized any gain in relation to these royalties.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 9pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In April 2022, the transaction
was completed and the Company recorded a net income from discontinued operations of US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--NetMovementInRegulatoryDeferralAccountBalancesRelatedToProfitOrLossDirectlyAssociatedWithDiscontinuedOperation_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zz5LzC6OUzG2" title="Net income from discontinued operations"&gt;2,060&lt;/span&gt; for the year ended December 31, 2022, which
is mainly driven by the reclassification of the cumulative translation adjustments of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zrLmeKLMCUX8" title="Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, net of tax"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;, from the equity to the income statement&lt;i&gt;,&lt;/i&gt;
which was partially offset by the derecognition of noncontrolling interest of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterest_iN_pn6n6_di_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zLIwS1L1McFi" title="Derecognition of noncontrolling interest"&gt;585&lt;/span&gt; due to the deconsolidation of the coal assets. Additionally,
until the closing of the transaction, the Company recorded losses of US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossOtherThanChangesInWorkingCapital_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_z3FwON5rxBmd" title="Working capital adjustments"&gt;589&lt;/span&gt; due to the impairment of assets acquired in the period and
working capital adjustments. These effects are presented below:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income and cash flows from discontinued
operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_ecustom--NetIncomeAndCashFlowsFromDiscontinuedOperationsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_z8ya7OCuLZEi" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Acquisitions and divestitures - Discontinued operations (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B4_zU13VBH6NxKj" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of net income and cash flows from discontinued operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zGpLcXfFRPL7" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zqWHeOD4XFcc" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49F_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zrv61A5GjyC4" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 61%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--ComprehensiveIncomeContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_iB_zn5qITwHyuQl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income from discontinued operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--Revenue_zqudI2uYpe85"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,083&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--CostOfSales_iN_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cost of goods sold and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(264)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,386)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,475)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_eifrs-full--OperatingExpense_iN_pn6n6_di_z5iGPswWSxn"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Operating expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(589)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,282)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(935)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities_pn6n6_zBkMs0EBxqt2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Operating loss&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(418)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,618)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,980)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--CumulativeTranslationAdjustmentsI_zkmcpVd4theb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F4D_zo9UvPshp5Rd" style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cumulative translation adjustments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_zjNrxCHsQPO"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other financial results, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;447&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterest_z7whvPrJG6Dg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derecognition of noncontrolling interest &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(585)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--ProfitLossBeforeTax_pn6n6_zvREByiOvtOd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) before income taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,062&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,197)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,021)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_eifrs-full--TaxExpenseRelatingToProfitLossFromOrdinaryActivitiesOfDiscontinuedOperations_iN_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Income taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;297&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperations_pn6n6_zNruL9VkoGoa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) from discontinued operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,060&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,376)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,724)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_zDzXmW2urDSb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4543"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(85)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(347)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_zqnx4pxxHFZ8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) attributable to Vale's shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,060&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,291)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,377)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0E_zjLOTxZLpdJ8" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F19_zHK7PtIuETX2" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In 2021, the Company assessed that its Australian subsidiaries (part of the coal business), which were
no longer operational, were considered "abandoned" under IAS 21 and, therefore, the Company recognized a gain related to the cumulative
translation adjustments in the amount of US$424, which was reclassified to the net income as &#x93;Other financial items, net&#x94;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_z72rngYOS3v1" style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zk3VXd4izRu1" style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49F_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zPuDf58Inh0l" style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 56%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from discontinued operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_i01B"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Operating activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--ProfitLossBeforeTax_i02B_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net income (loss) before income taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,062&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,197)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,021)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_i03B"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Adjustments:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--AdjustmentsForGainLossOnDisposalOfInvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Equity results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4568"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;43&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAmortisationAndDepletionExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Depreciation, amortization and depletion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4572"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;69&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--ImpairmentAndDisposalsOfNonCurrentAssetsDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;589&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,282&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;935&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterests_i04_pn6n6_zdKQjbtYQG4d"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Derecognition of noncontrolling interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;585&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4581"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4582"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--AdjustmentsForGainLossOnFinancialResultsNetDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Financial results, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,065)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(447)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInAssetsAndLiabilitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Decrease in assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(49)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(29)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6_z1AVFBFw6LC7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net cash generated (used) by operating activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(316)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,055)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_ecustom--CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_i01B"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Investing activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i02N_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Additions to property, plant and equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(38)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(194)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(203)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--AcquisitionClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i02N_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Acquisition of NLC, net of cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4604"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,345)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4606"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--DisposalOfCoalNetOfCash_i02N_pn6n6_di_zmGDpvpsarr7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Disposal of coal, net of cash &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(65)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4609"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4610"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i02_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4612"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i02_pn6n6_zl2QB9V58dSa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net cash used in investing activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(103)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,469)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(129)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_ecustom--CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_i01B"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financing activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--PaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i02N_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(11)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i02_pn6n6_zMMOGE7HCUdi"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net cash used in financing activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(11)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(13)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(15)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsDiscontinuedOperations_i01_pn6n6_zazn3R42RcHj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net cash used by discontinued operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(73)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,798)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,199)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A7_zyi1ePkbxbVb" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;Midwestern System &#x96; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In
April 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with J&amp;amp;F Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o (&#x93;J&amp;amp;F&#x94;) for the sale of Vale&#x92;s
iron ore, manganese and logistics assets in the Centro-Oeste System, through equity interests in Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o Corumbaense Reunida
S.A., Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o Mato Grosso S.A., International Iron Company, Inc. and Transbarge Navegaci&#xf3;n S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The carrying amount of those assets were fully impaired in
past years and the Company had a liability related to take-or-pay logistics contracts that were deemed onerous contracts under the Company&#x92;s
business model for the Midwestern System.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;However, these offers received during the sale process of the
assets represented an objective evidence of impairment reversal and the remeasurement of the existing provision, which led to a gain of
US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--GainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zbtIQ1MrSTme" title="Gain (loss) recognised on measurement to fair value less costs to sell or on disposal of assets or disposal groups constituting discontinued operation"&gt;1,121&lt;/span&gt; recorded as &#x93;Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net&#x94;, of which US$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zv8j8jP16hC7" title="Non-current assets net"&gt;214&lt;/span&gt; relates
to the property, plant and equipment and US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zdTBHBL5MQvf" title="Fair Value Adjustment on Property, Plant And Equipment, Recognised as of Acquisition Date"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt; is due to the onerous contract liability, partially offset by losses in working capital
adjustments at the closing of the transaction in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossOtherThanChangesInWorkingCapital_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zjqxBMMlN1D5" title="Working capital adjustments"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In July 2022, the Company completed the transaction and received
US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220701__20220731_zp68IzJRrB5b" title="Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, net of tax"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;. With the disposal of the investment, the Company recorded a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--ReclassificationsAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220701__20220731_z0IQKHJO4hca" title="Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, net of tax"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt; related to the reclassification of the cumulative translation
adjustments from the equity to the income statement, recorded in &#x93;Other financial items, net&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 7.1pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;California Steel Industries (&#x93;CSI&#x94;)
- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In December 2021, the Company entered into a binding agreement
with Nucor Corporation (&#x93;Nucor&#x94;) for the sale of its &lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesIncMember_zDVjuEvH6vW4" title="Proportion of voting rights held in joint venture"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;% interest in CSI for US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromLosingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zKA7EeTvCvwk" title="Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities"&gt;437&lt;/span&gt;. In February 2022, the Company concluded
the sale and recorded a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zW8NxqPRgGo9" title="Gains on Disposals of Equity Method Investments including Cumulative Translation Adjustments"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt;, as &#x93;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&#x94;, of which US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--GainsOnDisposalsOfInvestments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zeracS6IF8Ta" title="Gains on disposals of investments"&gt;142&lt;/span&gt;
relates to a gain from the sale and US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnTranslationFromStockholdersEquityToIncomeStatement_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--NucorCorporationMember__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zTmoPJU20pS6" title="Reclassification Adjustments on Translation from Stockholders Equity to Income Statement"&gt;150&lt;/span&gt; is due to the reclassification of the cumulative translation adjustments from the equity to
the income statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;Sale of Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica do Pec&#xe9;m
(&#x93;CSP&#x94;) - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In July 2022, the Company and the other
shareholders of CSP signed a binding agreement with ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A. (&#x93;ArcelorMittal&#x94;) for the sale of CSP for approximately
US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--ArcelorMittalMember__ifrs-full--NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_z4UW06RGECc1" title="Gains on Disposals of Equity Method Investments including Cumulative Translation Adjustments"&gt;2,200&lt;/span&gt;. The completion of the transaction will be used in full on the prepayment of CSP&#x92;s outstanding net debt of approximately
US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForDoubtfulDebtsRelatedToOutstandingBalancesOfRelatedPartyTransaction_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--ArcelorMittalMember__ifrs-full--NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zwowx3K3Mp57" title="Outstanding net debt"&gt;2,200&lt;/span&gt;, as the Company has already recognized an impairment loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember__ifrs-full--CounterpartiesAxis__custom--ArcelorMittalMember__ifrs-full--NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis__custom--DisposalOfJointVentureMember_zaVrf3tHK0dd" title="Impairment loss"&gt;135&lt;/span&gt; for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company does not
expect any material impact at closing, which is expected to occur in the first quarter 2023, subject to customary regulatory approvals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; color: teal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;e)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Manganese &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Operations in Minas Gerais -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
In January 2022, the Company completed the sale of its ferroalloys operations in Barbacena and Ouro Preto and its manganese mining operations
at Morro da Mina, in the state of Minas Gerais, to VDL Group (&#x93;VDL&#x94;) for a total consideration of US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zMGK3a5pwuTg" title="Cash transferred"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;. As the Company had
already adjusted the net assets to the fair value less cost of disposal, the closing did not result in an additional impact on the income
statement for 2022 (2021: impairment of US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zmKiWp1FC9zg" title="Cash transferred"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Operations in Bahia -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
In 2020, the Company decided to shut down the Sim&#xf5;es Filho operation, located in the State of Bahia, the plant was part of Vale
Mangan&#xea;s business and produced manganese ferroalloys. In 2022, the Company signed a binding agreement with Minas Ligas for a partial
sale of the assets of this plant for US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnAvailableforsaleFinancialAssets_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zqs2rnSf5z1c" title="Sale of the assets"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;, which resulted in an impairment loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_zcZBqtFdKHel" title="Impairment loss"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021:
US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_znrprfwlFKUi" title="Impairment loss"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; and 2020: US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--FerroalloysMember_z4dUVJEJMAij" title="Impairment loss"&gt;76&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;f)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;Vale Nouvelle-Cal&#xe9;donie S.A.S. (&#x93;VNC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#x94;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In
December 2020, the Company signed a binding put option agreement to sell its interest in VNC for an immaterial consideration to Prony
Resources consortium. With the final agreement signed in March 2021, the Company recorded a loss in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member_z9lWcTTVouIg" title="Non-current assets net"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt;, presented as
&#x93;Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net&#x94; in the income statement for the year ended December
31, 2021. The Company also recorded a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.S.Member_z9rVjQjwdV1f" title="Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, net of tax"&gt;1,132&lt;/span&gt; due to the cumulative translation adjustments reclassification from the equity
to the income statement as &#x93;Other financial items, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;g)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;Vale Shipping Holding Pte. Ltd (&#x93;VSH&#x94;)
- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In October 2021, the Company approved the liquidation of
VSH, its wholly-owned subsidiary that owned and operated the Company's vessels. In November 2021, VSH made a repayment of capital to VISA
and, as a result, the Company recognized a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--GainsOnDisposalsOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncludingCumulativeTranslationAdjustments_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--ValeShippingHoldingMember_zSX1FbCOM5yk" title="Gains on Disposals of Equity Method Investments including Cumulative Translation Adjustments"&gt;771&lt;/span&gt;, presented as &#x93;Other financial items, net&#x94; arising from the reclassification
of cumulative translation adjustments that was recorded in the Company&#x92;s equity to the income statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;h)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;Option exercised in VLI shares -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In
December 2020, BNDES Participa&#xe7;&#xf5;es S.A. (&#x93;BNDESPar&#x94;), fully exercised its option contained in the Call Option
Contract for shares issued by VLI S.A. (&#x93;VLI&#x94;). In this contract, BNDESPar was granted call options on VLI shares held by
Vale of up to &lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--OptionExercisedVliSharesMember_zxlCaTDk3Vcb" title="Proportion of voting rights held in joint venture"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;% of VLI's share capital. With the exercise of this option, Vale received US$241 and now holds &lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldInJointVenture_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231_zL3vLsJdK521" title="Proportion of voting rights held in joint venture"&gt;29.6&lt;/span&gt;% of VLI's total shares.
This transaction resulted in a gain of US$172, recognized in the income statement as &#x93;Equity results and other results in associates
and joint ventures&#x94; for the year ended December 31, 2020.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;Biopalma da Amaz&#xf4;nia S.A. Reflorestamento
Ind&#xfa;stria e Com&#xe9;rcio (&#x93;Biopalma&#x94;)- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In
November 2020, the Company concluded the sale of Biopalma to Brasil Bio Fuels S.A. As a result of this transaction, a loss of US$125 was
recognized in the income statement as &#x93;Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net&#x94; for the
year ended December 31, 2020. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;j)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;Henan Longyu Energy Resources Co., Ltd (&#x93;Longyu&#x94;) -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In December 2019, the Company entered into
an agreement to sell its 25% interest in Longyu, a company that operates two coal mines in China, for a total cash consideration
of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember_zqKXkoR7XSQ8" title="Total cash consideration"&gt;156&lt;/span&gt;. In 2020, the precedent conditions of the agreement were
met, and the Company recognized a gain of US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--HenanLongyuEnergyResourcesMember_z4cocAVwq3Mg" title="Gains losses on exchange differences on translation, net of tax"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;, recorded as &#x93;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&#x94;
due to the reclassification of cumulative translation adjustments to the Company&#x92;s equity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




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&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;k)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;Divestment agreement in compliance with PT Vale
Indonesia Tbk (&#x93;PTVI&#x94;) - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Contract of Work - PTVI,
a public company in Indonesia, has an agreement in place with the government of the Republic of Indonesia to operate its mining licenses,
expiring in December 2025. According to the agreement, PTVI must meet certain requirements to extend the period of the mining licenses
beyond 2025, including the commitment to have Indonesian participants in its shareholding structure. Following this commitment, in June
2020, the Company signed together with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (&#x93;SMM&#x94;), an agreement for the sale of 20% (14.9% from
Vale and 5.1% from SMM) of their aggregate stake in PTVI to PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (&#x93;PT Inalum&#x94;), an Indonesia state-owned
enterprise. In October 2020, the Company concluded the transaction and received a cash consideration of US$278. This transaction with
non-controlling interests resulted in a loss of US$179, which was recognized in equity for the year ended December 31,2020. At the closing
of the transaction, Vale and SMM which have a stake of 44.3% and 15%, respectively, totaling a 59.3% interest in PTVI, signed a block
voting agreement, in which SMM is required to follow Vale&#x92;s vote on relevant operational and financial decisions concerning PTVI.
Therefore, the Company continues consolidating PTVI in its financial statements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;l)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;The Mosaic Company (&#x93;Mosaic&#x94;) -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;The Company held 34.2 million common shares of Mosaic, the financial
instrument was measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Thus, changes in the fair value of this investment were accumulated
in the Company's equity. In November 2021, the Company sold the entire investment of Mosaic shares for the total amount of US$1,259 and
the amount US$522 was reclassified from other reserves to retained earnings reserve and, therefore, did not result in an impact on the
income statement for the year ended December 31, 2021.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;m)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;Minera&#xe7;&#xf5;es Brasileiras Reunidas
S.A. (&#x93;MBR&#x94;) &#x96;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Until December 2019, the
Company held 98.3% of MBR&#x92;s share capital. In 2020, the Company purchased the remaining interest in MBR for a net consideration
of US$107, therefore, the Company holds 100% of MBR&#x92;s share capital as at December 31, 2022.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;n)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC (&#x93;VOPC&#x94;)
&#x96;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In February 2023 (subsequent event), OQ Group exercised
a call option to sell its 30% noncontrolling interest held in VOPC. Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected to take place
in the second quarter of 2023, Vale will acquire the remaining interest for approximately US$130. This transaction should not result
in a material impact, which will be recognized in the equity as &#x93;Acquisition and disposal of non-controlling interest&#x94;.&#160;With
the acquisition, Vale will hold 100% of VOPC's share capital.&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_847_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBusinessCombinationsExplanatory_z5AdFfNCqkc" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_864_zQuHLkPdQLzl"&gt;Business
combinations&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for all business combinations, regardless of whether
equity instruments or other assets are acquired. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary comprises (i) fair
values of the assets transferred; (ii) liabilities assumed of the acquired business; (iii) equity interests issued to the Company; (iv)
fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement, and (v) fair value of any pre-existing equity
interest in the subsidiary.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Identifiable assets acquired,
and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are, with limited exceptions, measured initially at their
fair values at the acquisition date. The Company recognizes any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity on an acquisition-by-acquisition
basis either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest&#x92;s proportionate share of the acquired entity&#x92;s net identifiable
assets.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_852_zIvkacGaMOzj" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p id="xdx_84A_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory_zj8rv0vpJ5fi" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zffEbYy97QC2"&gt;Discontinued
operations &lt;/span&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The classification as a discontinued operation occurs through disposal, or when the operation meets the criteria
to be classified as held for sale if this occurs earlier. A discontinued operation is a component of a Company business comprising cash
flows and operations that may be clearly distinct from the rest of the Company and that represents an important separate line of business
or geographical area of operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The result of discontinued
operations is presented in a single amount in the income statement, including the results after income tax of these operations less any
impairment loss. Cash flows attributable to operating, investing and financing activities of discontinued operations are disclosed in
a separate note.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;When an operation is classified
as a discontinued operation, the income statements of the prior periods are restated as if the operation had been discontinued since the
beginning of the comparative period.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Any noncontrolling interest
relating to a group disposal held for sale is presented in the equity and is not reclassified in the statement of financial position.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85F_zDY4WH0qQahf" style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</vale:DisclosureOfAcquisitionsAndDivestituresTextBlock>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_891_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleExplanatory_pn6n6_zANOfd7jyTL9" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Acquisitions and divestitures - Effects on the balace sheet (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B1_zhn2vvrO92k3" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of
    effects on the balance sheet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20211231__srt--EnergyAxis__custom--CoalMember_zG7wPmEt3243" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20211231__srt--EnergyAxis__custom--ManganeseAssetsMember_z2G0CUQEQfnc" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20211231__srt--EnergyAxis__custom--CSIMember_zp8a1yn3Ya2c" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49A_20211231__srt--EnergyAxis__custom--OtherMember_zDyMaUZWgAFh" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20211231__srt--EnergyAxis__custom--TotalMember_zny6uzHCvynk" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 33%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coal (Discontinued operation)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Manganese assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CSI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--AssetsAbstract_iB_zmGrvXySj0de"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--AccountsReceivable_iI_z4V0OG1LiXu"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Accounts receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4226"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4228"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4229"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--Inventories_iI_zdAkHct8DC6e"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Inventories&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;167&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4234"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4235"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;179&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_eifrs-full--CurrentTaxAssets_iI_zrewa1rGCDec"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;364&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4240"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4241"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;381&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4244"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4245"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;377&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;377&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4250"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4251"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4252"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4258"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4259"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;552&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;377&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;976&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4276"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4277"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;120&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;232&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4282"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4283"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;235&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zodNlR6zOga8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z95obUjjAzpf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zZHGwJ8BSCG" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zSgaEhSXvH02" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;65&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAOkVe7Ec9kh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;150&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zh1VVtlJuVp1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;215&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z83gYL1Mv2Bg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,111&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zSIOEnxp0F2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discontinued operations (Coal) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zfX4aDG8BAW4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zxCypQpe8qtj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zkdY1maiuzu6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(589)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_zsUxbul2Dpjk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,137&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zXMwcV7tVqrj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;150&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zQtdDAp8GF84" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,287&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zpsnO1NRs2fl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;522&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zAKHAcdEaMFi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F04_zrKY43nUuuB" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F12_zE1D29z0iK8a" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Includes impairment of the investment in the amount of US$111 and a provision for accounts receivable with CSP in the amount of US$24.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="10" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cumulative translation adjustments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Result of the transaction &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 26%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial items, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total recycling from OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Impairment of non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Midwestern System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zgwa0DDYYPV7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(78)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Nouvelle-Cal&#xe9;donie S.A.S.&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(f)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember_z1XyIuyYTgPl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,132&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember_zTiNPt3mYxKl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,132&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaldonieSASMember_zoGPJQTwqvC" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Shipping&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(g)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeShippingMember_zaUtVTltAvX3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeShippingMember_zdwCaCtjdhne" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;771&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Manganese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zy5utrjlMaNd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zaGzr0ArhxKb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zXm5CxZvKSz3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zgzZayQ4rsGl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(75)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zBAotn0hFba1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,912&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zW5Chx42CNF9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,912&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zZztsnf342ra" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(211)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0oFp68q6001" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(75)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discontinued operations (Coal)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zYwiiHJiC2Jd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;424&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zXNwFfBC3KVa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;424&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zbepdUccv05a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,282)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--OtherFinancialItemsNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CaliforniaSteelIndustriesMember_zPOnnZQFNDK3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Other financial items, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,336&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zXmRG0I96Wbe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,336&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsNet_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zAhhDNnVE2bf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,493)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zKJAEZSER2m8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(75)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cumulative translation adjustments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Result of the transaction &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 26%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other financial items, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total recycling from OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Impairment of non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vale Nouvelle-Cal&#xe9;donie S.A.S.&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(f)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieSASMember_zl6Lbf08sZVa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(882)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VLI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(h)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VLIMember_zgk8CbHJj0ib" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;172&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Biopalma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BiopalmaMember_zL6LqBM4VTU2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(125)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Longyu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(j)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--LongyuMember_zqOfLgONWsj4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--LongyuMember_zjywMwWOdl9e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Manganese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_z7n7ZxKepelj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(76)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_zALxl5x5eCef" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z0PCUB1oe9Yl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherMember_z0psgzHogdBa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(11)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zOsT1tbuPu6l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;135&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--TotalRecyclingFromOciGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zcAdoAlgTwc6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Total recycling from OCI"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;135&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ImpairmentReversalImpairmentOfNoncurrentAssetsGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zYO7D4YwrRXg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,083)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EquityResultsAndOtherResultsInAssociatesAndJointsVenturesGross_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zfQZUWky8Yo2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures, Gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;161&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zmvzKwlEh567" style="display: none"&gt;Fair value of assets and liabilities assumed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20220622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zk1dhgszY9Ph" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 82%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 17%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 22, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--AcquiredAssetsAbstract_iB_zT6UlyDvBAg7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Acquired assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_maIAALAzhb3_zb2i8ZOqmXK4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;172&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_eifrs-full--InventoryRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_maIAALAzhb3_zYEovhBz7Qtb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Inventory, recoverable tax, and other assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;423&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--IdentifiableIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_maIAALAzhb3_zAXXzvAWiqZ3"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Intangible&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,219&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_maIAALAzhb3_zxiaZ5cVbjCk"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Property, plant, and equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,363&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--LiabilitiesRecognizedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iNI_pn6n6_di_msIAALAzhb3_zjviSVuEHAB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assumed liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(158)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumedBeforeFairValueAdjustments_iTI_pn6n6_mtIAALAzhb3_zcIkg37i7Dkg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net identifiable assets acquired&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,019&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iNI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F41_z2jP9Sc4P1sb" style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value adjustments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,590)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumed_iI_pn6n6_msAFVOTz87I_z2Rdmp9Wbk1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total identifiable net assets at fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,429&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--FairValueOfAcquiredReceivables_iI_pn6n6_msAFVOTz87I_z0j50kXEcNWg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pre-existing relation (Loans receivable from NLC)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;859&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--LossOnPreExistingRelationships_iI_z9m9sH5CeWmd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loss on pre-existing relation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(771)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_eifrs-full--AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred_iTI_pn6n6_mtAFVOTz87I_zexzs0jZRaIa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total identifiable net assets at fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,517&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--CashTransferred_iI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash consideration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,517&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(-) Balances acquired&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iNI_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;172&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--CashFlowsUsedInObtainingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessClassifiedAsInvestingActivities_zV2Bvb7JXROf"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net cash outflow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,345&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F02_zWW0KYnIg7F" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F1E_zl0Yk3qyJ7x4" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Of this amount, US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zG3es85B5UW5" title="Property, plant and equipment, fair value adjustments"&gt;441&lt;/span&gt; was allocated to property, plant, and equipment and US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--FairValueAdjustmentOnIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate_iI_c20210622__ifrs-full--BusinessCombinationsAxis__custom--NacalaCorridorHoldingMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_z1ENyXAjNjcb" title="Intangible assets, fair value adjustments"&gt;791&lt;/span&gt; was allocated to
intangible and the remaining amount was allocated to other assets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


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      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">589000000</ifrs-full:AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossOtherThanChangesInWorkingCapital>
    <vale:NetIncomeAndCashFlowsFromDiscontinuedOperationsTableTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_ecustom--NetIncomeAndCashFlowsFromDiscontinuedOperationsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_z8ya7OCuLZEi" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Acquisitions and divestitures - Discontinued operations (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B4_zU13VBH6NxKj" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of net income and cash flows from discontinued operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zGpLcXfFRPL7" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zqWHeOD4XFcc" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49F_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zrv61A5GjyC4" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 61%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--ComprehensiveIncomeContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_iB_zn5qITwHyuQl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income from discontinued operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--Revenue_zqudI2uYpe85"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,083&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--CostOfSales_iN_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cost of goods sold and services rendered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(264)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,386)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,475)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_eifrs-full--OperatingExpense_iN_pn6n6_di_z5iGPswWSxn"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Operating expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(589)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,282)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(935)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities_pn6n6_zBkMs0EBxqt2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Operating loss&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(418)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,618)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,980)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--CumulativeTranslationAdjustmentsI_zkmcpVd4theb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F4D_zo9UvPshp5Rd" style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cumulative translation adjustments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--FinanceIncomeCost_zjNrxCHsQPO"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other financial results, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;447&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterest_z7whvPrJG6Dg"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derecognition of noncontrolling interest &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(585)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_eifrs-full--ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod_i_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--ProfitLossBeforeTax_pn6n6_zvREByiOvtOd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) before income taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,062&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,197)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,021)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_eifrs-full--TaxExpenseRelatingToProfitLossFromOrdinaryActivitiesOfDiscontinuedOperations_iN_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Income taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;297&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperations_pn6n6_zNruL9VkoGoa"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) from discontinued operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,060&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,376)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,724)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_eifrs-full--ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_zDzXmW2urDSb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4543"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(85)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(347)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_eifrs-full--IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent_zqnx4pxxHFZ8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) attributable to Vale's shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,060&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2,291)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,377)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0E_zjLOTxZLpdJ8" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F19_zHK7PtIuETX2" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In 2021, the Company assessed that its Australian subsidiaries (part of the coal business), which were
no longer operational, were considered "abandoned" under IAS 21 and, therefore, the Company recognized a gain related to the cumulative
translation adjustments in the amount of US$424, which was reclassified to the net income as &#x93;Other financial items, net&#x94;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_z72rngYOS3v1" style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zk3VXd4izRu1" style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49F_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zPuDf58Inh0l" style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 56%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_iB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow from discontinued operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_i01B"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Operating activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--ProfitLossBeforeTax_i02B_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net income (loss) before income taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,062&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,197)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,021)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract_i03B"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Adjustments:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--AdjustmentsForGainLossOnDisposalOfInvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociatesDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Equity results in associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4568"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;43&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--AdjustmentsForDepreciationAmortisationAndDepletionExpenseDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Depreciation, amortization and depletion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4572"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;69&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--ImpairmentAndDisposalsOfNonCurrentAssetsDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Impairment and disposals of non-current assets, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;589&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,282&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;935&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--DerecognitionOfNoncontrollingInterests_i04_pn6n6_zdKQjbtYQG4d"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Derecognition of noncontrolling interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;585&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4581"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl4582"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--AdjustmentsForGainLossOnFinancialResultsNetDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;Financial results, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,065)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(447)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInAssetsAndLiabilitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Decrease in assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(49)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(29)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations_i04_pn6n6_z1AVFBFw6LC7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net cash generated (used) by operating activities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(316)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement, and (v) fair value of any pre-existing equity
interest in the subsidiary.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Identifiable assets acquired,
and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are, with limited exceptions, measured initially at their
fair values at the acquisition date. The Company recognizes any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity on an acquisition-by-acquisition
basis either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest&#x92;s proportionate share of the acquired entity&#x92;s net identifiable
assets.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBusinessCombinationsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84A_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory_zj8rv0vpJ5fi" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zffEbYy97QC2"&gt;Discontinued
operations &lt;/span&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The classification as a discontinued operation occurs through disposal, or when the operation meets the criteria
to be classified as held for sale if this occurs earlier. A discontinued operation is a component of a Company business comprising cash
flows and operations that may be clearly distinct from the rest of the Company and that represents an important separate line of business
or geographical area of operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The result of discontinued
operations is presented in a single amount in the income statement, including the results after income tax of these operations less any
impairment loss. Cash flows attributable to operating, investing and financing activities of discontinued operations are disclosed in
a separate note.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;When an operation is classified
as a discontinued operation, the income statements of the prior periods are restated as if the operation had been discontinued since the
beginning of the comparative period.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Any noncontrolling interest
relating to a group disposal held for sale is presented in the equity and is not reclassified in the statement of financial position.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_809_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsExplanatory_zI5zjQxT3QLl" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_023"/&gt;17.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_82B_zTERuftWoPC8"&gt;Intangibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory_pn6n6_zSZ2YBQSEW9k" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Intangibles - (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zgqssAgAjFF8" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of movements in intangibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Goodwill&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Concessions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Software&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Research and development project&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zpIhdhfKY0A5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,298&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zPq24TKIiyB6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,391&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zybkR4Qri8Tg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;76&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zuOlZckVLaR" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;531&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zMC58Okpwx82" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,296&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zOjuCd3a2xnb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;431&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zh6aWCqLkwY1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zVgzJLSyIQW2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;478&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disposals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zGxBSfLJ6AVi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_ztOQlxUenbR8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zP4bn3dk43y5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(240)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zngZzqDE2xLg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zgjwcKMhY4T5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(275)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Acquisition of NLC &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zZmi7rzXl3zk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zp7C6hVwho2i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment of discontinued operations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ImpairmentBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zkJZks8DaQma" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,422)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ImpairmentBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zLJ9NRa9CPql" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,422)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_z2xgt0eeth31" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(90)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zlwtw8iwKEab" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(358)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_z4CWicEi1Qqh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zfsQxeGUKQCl" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(37)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zTIIANV6sDd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(487)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_z0sKokJ96hnc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,208&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zGs4dQFVda9h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,223&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zWPA0Sfe6hQ2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;86&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zXWKjKgRW1q2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;494&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_za6O4FA3Ahk1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,011&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zNU0HBdOX98e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,208&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zsxnT9xh19vj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,332&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_z9cjeEdOI2Td" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;516&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zsvgoxMIBxok" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;494&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zmI9XKqC9paj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10,550&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accumulated amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zajIjHDUKMZb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,109)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zpGXiWPXqoU7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(430)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember_zd1j7Sw9p4d5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,539)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zR8ja24r13ae" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,208&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zGH3puSmjmKb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,223&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zBVfMJk76Pei" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;86&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zjRf9pf8Kqg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;494&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zQAn68Ro5u8f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,011&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,087&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,126&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disposals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(229)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(272)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zTDLfHWmTvff" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;366&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;386&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zOXjsdvTAko1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,189&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zxnMJxgy7O5f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,434&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zYogD6HwqRM4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;87&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zAqI0AQ2nOC6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;528&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zkUp4knt6abc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,238&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zBqplVwaMHL9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,189&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zEZDiWc11h28" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,808&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zUdj0JXPhYFd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;564&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_z9mxP6PbDjKl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;528&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zjsC28edureh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,089&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accumulated amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_z3B5ijrdsu98" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,374)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zkssCHzKn7u3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(477)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember_z7JQzh2jdqsl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,851)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_z6urdVN3Psyh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,189&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zpBRJStCsbu8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,434&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zf8nqFaucwDi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;87&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_za95gsGliMNe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;528&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zuHiONQAFyb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,238&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AB_z0PGnfMUzEB" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Concessions &#x96;
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Includes the EFC and EFVM operating concession agreements
(note 14a).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Goodwill &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
Includes the goodwill derived from acquisition of iron ore and nickel businesses and the goodwill from the incorporation of Valepar into
Vale in 2017. This goodwill was recognized on the acquisition of Vale controlling interest by Valepar, based on the expected future returns
of the ferrous segment. The Company has not recognized the deferred taxes over the goodwill, since there are no differences between the
tax basis and accounting basis. Annually, the Company assesses the impairment of this asset, or more frequently when an indication of
impairment is identified (note 19).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c) Research and development project
-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Refers to in-process research and development projects and patents identified in the business combination of New Steel Global
N.V. acquired in 2019. The intangible assets of research and development are not subject to amortization until the operational phase is
reached. Thus, the Company annually assesses the impairment of this asset, or more frequently when an indication of impairment is identified
(note 19).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84B_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory_zZErKC47BAx4" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86C_ztKgSuus0dX3"&gt;Intangibles&lt;/span&gt; are carried at acquisition
cost, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The estimated useful lives are as
follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutIntangibleAssetsExplanatory_z9kixp2uZ1qg" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; background-color: #EAF1DD; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Intangibles - (Details 1)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zANNFkszfcp2" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of estimated useful lives of intangibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 28%; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; width: 46%; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #00807A 1pt solid; width: 26%; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Useful life&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Railway concessions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zOOwZEIleSa3" title="Useful life"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zzIH94caT84k" title="Useful life"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Research and development project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zG7xQBEyE10i" title="Useful life"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Software&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zRgYyvfj0Asi" title="Useful life"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8AE_zRBD3SrUrLl7" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p id="xdx_850_z2bcGnz9Wn48"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory_pn6n6_zSZ2YBQSEW9k" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Intangibles - (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zgqssAgAjFF8" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of movements in intangibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Goodwill&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Concessions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Software&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Research and development project&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zpIhdhfKY0A5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,298&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zPq24TKIiyB6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,391&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zybkR4Qri8Tg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;76&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zuOlZckVLaR" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;531&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zMC58Okpwx82" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,296&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zOjuCd3a2xnb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;431&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zh6aWCqLkwY1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zVgzJLSyIQW2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;478&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disposals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zGxBSfLJ6AVi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_ztOQlxUenbR8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zP4bn3dk43y5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(240)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zngZzqDE2xLg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zgjwcKMhY4T5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(275)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Acquisition of NLC &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zZmi7rzXl3zk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zp7C6hVwho2i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment of discontinued operations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ImpairmentBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zkJZks8DaQma" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,422)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ImpairmentBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zLJ9NRa9CPql" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,422)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_z2xgt0eeth31" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(90)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zlwtw8iwKEab" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(358)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_z4CWicEi1Qqh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zfsQxeGUKQCl" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(37)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zTIIANV6sDd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(487)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_z0sKokJ96hnc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,208&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zGs4dQFVda9h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,223&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zWPA0Sfe6hQ2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;86&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zXWKjKgRW1q2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;494&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_za6O4FA3Ahk1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,011&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zNU0HBdOX98e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,208&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zsxnT9xh19vj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,332&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_z9cjeEdOI2Td" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;516&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zsvgoxMIBxok" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;494&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zmI9XKqC9paj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10,550&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accumulated amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zajIjHDUKMZb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,109)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zpGXiWPXqoU7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(430)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember_zd1j7Sw9p4d5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,539)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zR8ja24r13ae" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,208&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zGH3puSmjmKb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,223&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zBVfMJk76Pei" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;86&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zjRf9pf8Kqg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;494&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zQAn68Ro5u8f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,011&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,087&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,126&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disposals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(229)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(43)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(272)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zTDLfHWmTvff" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;366&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;386&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zOXjsdvTAko1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,189&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zxnMJxgy7O5f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,434&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zYogD6HwqRM4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;87&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zAqI0AQ2nOC6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;528&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zkUp4knt6abc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,238&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_zBqplVwaMHL9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,189&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zEZDiWc11h28" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,808&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zUdj0JXPhYFd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;564&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_z9mxP6PbDjKl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;528&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zjsC28edureh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,089&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accumulated amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_z3B5ijrdsu98" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,374)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zkssCHzKn7u3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(477)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--AccumulatedAmortization_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember_z7JQzh2jdqsl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,851)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--GoodwillMember_z6urdVN3Psyh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,189&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember_zpBRJStCsbu8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Intangible assets and goodwill"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,434&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The estimated useful lives are as
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    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zOOwZEIleSa3" title="Useful life"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zzIH94caT84k" title="Useful life"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Research and development project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zG7xQBEyE10i" title="Useful life"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Software&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zRgYyvfj0Asi" title="Useful life"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8AE_zRBD3SrUrLl7" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
  </ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutIntangibleAssetsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutIntangibleAssetsExplanatory_z9kixp2uZ1qg" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; background-color: #EAF1DD; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Intangibles - (Details 1)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 28%; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; width: 46%; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #00807A 1pt solid; width: 26%; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Useful life&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Railway concessions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zOOwZEIleSa3" title="Useful life"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--IfrsConcessionsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zzIH94caT84k" title="Useful life"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Research and development project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectAndPatentsMember_zG7xQBEyE10i" title="Useful life"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: rgb(242,242,242); padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillAxis__ifrs-full--ComputerSoftwareMember_zRgYyvfj0Asi" title="Useful life"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutIntangibleAssetsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IfrsConcessionsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember">P5Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimeIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill>
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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_024"/&gt;18.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_825_zgRKF7gu0JAa"&gt;Property, plant, and equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89A_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory_pn6n6_zH2Rrb9paWT" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Movements (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: left; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zSPXUAMiwTnh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of movements in property, plant and equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 24%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Building and land&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Facilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equipment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mineral properties&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Railway equipment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Right of use assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Constructions in progress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_z3fmsnPCIdQj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,591&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zaq7BXSi4hr1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,591&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zaVxgd9ilgE3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,933&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zC5E7hSk9xh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,054&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_z1JxtlQRdbjk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zO6Kmcfz0Myb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,563&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zjfechaBdAN" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,495&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zmlsoUK6APik" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,398&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zqilu8YdGOBj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41,148&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_fKGkp_zxyhv5IgfSml" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;185&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_fKGkp_zRtnNeSx8061" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,316&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_fKGkp_zyhVXTjTuA5l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,501&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disposals &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zjTnjIfBW7n2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zuS523tbo2rb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zcYuoM061Hca" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(69)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zearQR9OtMb7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zwu6REjgA9wa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zTP7yic3DRx5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zgBvr79rBRoh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOwyt0k8gocc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(192)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Assets retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zrcoMLFk9gW6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Assets retirement obligation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zABsFNMphjEc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Assets retirement obligation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Depreciation, depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zRIRyVAaEAHl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(436)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zouDBtPeYKaa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(475)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zjK29hk0vMn8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(664)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zfbIfKPnE4nj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(450)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_z8JIXwyjy9D1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(166)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_z0BQ1pZ79uX2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(171)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zmVE4qolxPB8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(264)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z7MRl4FeBw99" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2,626)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Acquisition of NLC &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zVP0QyQRXGG6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;235&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;102&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;92&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z9GCEmMrFSEl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;922&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zlKANi9WNrN" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(11)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zqKtIzZkiwq5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zvjAY3eHEsga" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(11)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_z2xTDLmQw1Rf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zzdMAFcuYMF" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zQGQEhLsroM3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zJ3C5kS2M02h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(60)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zDv0y9UmIZxg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment of discontinued operations (ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zWZ5Xaudzwg4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(231)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____znmzMuzq1dnj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zQS4B4DS3Xwe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(86)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zYKl3DSTTa0a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(317)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zAJQAf2WpIg2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zJhfd3c7L0Pb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zswoCaY8eHdc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(304)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zIMAJJyUsLV8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,089)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfers to assets held for sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zIZXD3CA92I2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zBB0rmqeoqv6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_z13rLhxLqNva" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zubj9Vo1rkT4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zFDoDnaqBC9d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(412)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_z5uPi47xq4A2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(432)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zvrKbjiok2Oi" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zEZff9WPMFxh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(132)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zxAa3whBZ5Pk" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(167)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zZUiJTy7f0Qg" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zlbWaCvqH1S1" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(99)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zquHGinrL96l" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(255)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zTxNZoFXVwS6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,654)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zT4r3XXduwdf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zadmh63f4Cy8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;561&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zPRLPwKarUO5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;669&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_z7Gb0im1w9Z4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;236&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zkTvJwY2xWle" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;152&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_z9P281q2gjNk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;365&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zcsR7MoV8Gm8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2,399)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zCXRTCYfhUVi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,137&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zDJQv23hKHi6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,232&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zQmuM0JVzVo1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,743&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zsuJKSRIDFXe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,742&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zE3Yj5M5lo95" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,334&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_z6I4DaIDQcDf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zf7MPORV4E37" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,484&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zAWAZaq6rcg4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,722&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zFbqD2OBnjdf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41,931&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zNhfAfgc0Spd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14,937&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_z4pOBu2Smgq3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,560&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zVeshviOHUy2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10,770&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zRJ7yri2d6S8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17,036&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_z9Bkyqc9Pdle" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,717&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_ziIhH2nFL5n9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,014&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_z73JHd58NN5b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,470&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zM2hMvcindl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,722&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zDzHMW1xd6xd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;73,226&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accumulated depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zhnIQmnM8902" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6,800)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zBnVBhEFBF7f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4,328)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zrXSt76aTnXk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6,027)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_z8W8ex52RPd5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(9,294)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_z8lEoo7ZBrz6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,383)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zt7gyLrIPFte" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(477)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zKS4SHmgjYbc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2,986)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember_z77xn9RBShU4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(31,295)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_z5IlBBFQ3kGa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,137&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zYc2rTk1YBl3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,232&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zxF6XP2vmiV9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,743&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zZnu07o8MxM7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,742&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_ztumOHO0v6b3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,334&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zrMespfOHaf6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zNJqDosumew4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,484&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zOLrVxg9ciOd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,722&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdNfa3qecZQc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41,931&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_fKGkp_zwF4ZJiL1Q8l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_fKGkp_zKLGPb8XQJv7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,496&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGkp_zCtPE8VCS1w5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,573&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disposals &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(24)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(144)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(221)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Assets retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zO7ewwjCU3U1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Assets retirement obligation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(562)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zlvFSN38Wks5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Assets retirement obligation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(562)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Depreciation, depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(409)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(478)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(700)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(436)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(160)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(185)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(301)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2,669)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;64&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;214&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfers to assets held for sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(34)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(64)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(39)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(214)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;308&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;340&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;102&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(131)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;159&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;43&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;886&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;899&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;972&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;858&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;502&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;149&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;408&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3,788)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zqkcR8kFQDjf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,913&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_z8ZzRPJqX0q7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,042&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zj3EURz6tF8l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,984&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zekcwL3GQlQ7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,112&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zzReSy3hb143" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,475&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zb5T78TndRi6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,455&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zgwgsFwNTj7j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,632&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zAzurD2zy275" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,325&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zfoe0uanhSk9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44,938&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zH0QG94XDWs8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16,027&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zBtITwAJBFFh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,819&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zrEYbStu6Tpg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,647&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zQ64jTJWoi12" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16,405&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zd3ryK2QpFje" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,099&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zWdvcUoVmN2l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,120&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zB3A4GtIq0jg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,899&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zBZv036KQTS" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9,325&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zCc5z96KL0Cb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;78,341&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accumulated depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zIS8GwoVsH37" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7,114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zi1U0TAlvAo5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4,777)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zWjDEJrMgs19" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6,663)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zkVGXYagvk4b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(9,293)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zN3gtje2AGc8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,624)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zaCRc3MNSjO7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(665)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zAx0CLvgngPk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3,267)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;-&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember_zvZMjrN3xUNh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(33,403)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zDcxD5pnvCJ5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,913&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zxASSKH7sfrg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,042&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zOJJQnDIgLe1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,984&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_ziscEXUjco9b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,112&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zG29JhoCFdtl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,475&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zrwctDLX3Acl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,455&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zQTEPOleWHg8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,632&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zclaLsjaj8v7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,325&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zQhcBa0mlNvk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44,938&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F03_zcppEVDoJIlc" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F1D_z6uG2GIoBMFl" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The additions are mainly related to the expansion of the Voisey&#x92;s Bay mine and the Salobo III
project, Sol do Cerrado (solar energy plant) and the execution of the Capanema project. It also includes capitalized interest. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F08_zhU2FWJMH6Kg" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F14_z2ytRpvbUnul" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company recognized an impairment loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zpyckBFEEJEi" title="Impairment loss"&gt;882&lt;/span&gt; related to NLC assets for the year ended December
31, 2021.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A1_zM1ktO8qjxP8" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Right-of-use assets (leases)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_890_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfQuantitativeInformationAboutRightofuseAssetsExplanatory_pn6n6_zowNljoPQSGb" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Right-of-use assets (Leases) (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_ztxZMcaZKySc" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of right-of-use assets (leases)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 32%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Additions and contract modifications&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Depreciation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Ports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zJWm1NHTH2m" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;680&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zE9E8CXsksV8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zgKuW5ZkAx03" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(54)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zz3lPq0a13ec" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;657&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zAeRezFe7TY5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;492&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(44)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_z6iR1jnIvDng" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;453&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Pelletizing plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_zJexdRaxp8dj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_zfVloFcquoq4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(45)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_z8RHQsb3qykc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Properties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zJxmZ1eyfIN4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_z48RRnvFkW94" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;87&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_z93mBbERAV3j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zUpvlBXXtvh6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Mining equipment and locomotives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zSbPuqZvLe46" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zqcuyAHufkHb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zyNAxDWuxm35" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;77&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(185)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;26&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zNRwWUMW3xH1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,455&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A6_zI0439SsgUz4" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Lease liabilities are presented
in note 23.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_843_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory_zfQYY56qAGU9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_861_zFuhGhJo1Utc"&gt;Property, plant, and equipment&lt;/span&gt; are
recorded at the cost of acquisition or construction, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment charges.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Mineral properties developed internally
are determined by (i) direct and indirect costs attributed to build the mining facilities, (ii) financial charges incurred during the
construction period, (iii) depreciation of other fixed assets used during construction, (iv) estimated decommissioning and site restoration
expenses, and (v) other capitalized expenditures during the development phase (phase when the project demonstrates its economic benefit
to the Company, and the Company has ability and intention to complete the project).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The depletion of mineral properties
is determined based on the ratio between production and total proven and probable mineral reserves.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Property, plant and equipment, other
than mineral properties are depreciated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives, from the date on which the
assets become available for their intended use and are capitalized, except for land which is not depreciated.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
estimated useful lives are as follows:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_891_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDepreciationAndAmortisationExpenseExplanatory_zwdyf3VZY8il" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Useful Lives  (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_z3ijldlO8u76" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 32%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; width: 45%; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 23%; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Useful life&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: #EBF1DD"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Buildings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--BuildingsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zmNB5PcXk30g" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--BuildingsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zG2f4kWI3a9b" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Facilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zLZhT1QSKnQh" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zLfKyiCXJEG5" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: #EBF1DD"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zStpEJC65ECj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zESN9OX96yF" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Locomotives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--LocomotivesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z4KyTMBKsxyj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--LocomotivesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zVjMsGIUb9k4" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: #EBF1DD"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Wagons&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--WagonMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zEH0W9BWaaZ4" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--WagonMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zDYDloMQsC21" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Railway equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zzZzzIWtw64b" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zGkgjyHlRF9h" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: #EBF1DD"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z2UlQiofI15a" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRSAXb3ROwlj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zSTAAxWu9U89" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zbgiGmw0kard" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A6_zYFxQEMdZBK9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The residual values and useful lives
of assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85E_z6LvayuPtENl" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Expenditures
and stripping costs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84E_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForExplorationAndEvaluationExpenditures_zxItTA9ROpDh" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(i)
&lt;span id="xdx_862_zTOiWlxYgmql"&gt;Exploration and evaluation expenditures&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Expenditures on mining research are accounted for as operating expenses until the
effective proof of economic feasibility and commercial viability of a given field can be demonstrated. From then on, the expenditures
incurred are capitalized as mineral properties.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_850_zYz7rTuc5iE2" style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84C_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseExplanatory_zJRPQMcJ4HTc" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(ii)
&lt;span id="xdx_866_zgcYqP6ZBL12"&gt;Expenditures on feasibility studies, new technologies and others research&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company also conducts feasibility studies for
many businesses which it operates including researching new technologies to optimize the mining process. After these costs are proven
to generate future benefits to the Company, the expenditures incurred are capitalized.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85E_zoe8QfN5uL71" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_843_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRepairsAndMaintenanceExplanatory_zjZUqxicwld" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(iii)
&lt;span id="xdx_864_z6mNvP4s2f8l"&gt;Maintenance costs&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Significant industrial maintenance costs, including spare parts, assembly services, and others, are recorded
in property, plant and equipment and depreciated through the next programmed maintenance overhaul.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85B_zKVHvd4vxKab" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_842_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForStrippingCostsExplanatory_zcVsVHAxokLe" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(iv)
&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zkFAZAyUnDw3"&gt;Stripping Costs&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The cost associated with the removal of overburden and other waste materials (&#x93;stripping costs&#x94;)
incurred during the development of mines, before production takes place, are capitalized as part of the depreciable cost of the mineral
properties. These costs are subsequently amortized over the useful life of the mine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Post-production stripping costs
are included in the cost of inventory, except when a new project is developed to permit access to a significant ore deposit. In such cases,
the cost is capitalized as a non-current asset and is amortized during the extraction of the ore deposits, over the useful life of the
ore deposits.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_855_zOUAQTvfERm2" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84E_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForLeasesTextBlock_znj2s7sYIfSf" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_864_zlW1WVLfA3Rl"&gt;Leases&lt;/span&gt;
-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset
is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before
the commencement date. The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to
the earlier of the end of the lease term or the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company does not recognize right-of-use
assets and liabilities for leases with less than 12 months of lease term and/or leases of low-value assets. The payments associated to
these leases are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The lease liability is initially
measured at the present value of the lease payments, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot
be readily determined, the Company&#x92;s incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability
comprise: (i) fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments; (ii) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate; and
(iii) the exercise price under a purchase option or renewal option that are under the Company&#x92;s control and is reasonably certain
to be exercised.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The lease liability is measured
at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a
change in an index or rate. When the lease liability is remeasured, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use
asset or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85A_zCJSBLOTaar7" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84C_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMineralReservesPolicyTextBlock_zmC14kSlLXY7" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_868_z7SC66mizhV2"&gt;Mineral
reserves&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The estimates of proven and probable reserves are regularly evaluated and updated. These reserves are determined
using generally accepted geological estimates. The calculation of reserves requires the Company to make assumptions about expected future
conditions that are uncertain, including future ore prices, exchange rates, inflation rates, mining technology, availability of permits
and production costs. Changes in assumptions could have a significant impact on the proven and probable reserves of the Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The estimated volume of mineral
reserves is used as basis for the calculation of depletion of the mineral properties, and also for the estimated useful life which is
a major factor to quantify the provision for asset retirement obligation, environmental recovery of mines and impairment of long lived
asset. Any changes to the estimates of the volume of mine reserves and the useful lives of assets may have a significant impact on the
depreciation, depletion and amortization charges and assessments of impairment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85A_zbWDUxGsrcRc" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89A_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory_pn6n6_zH2Rrb9paWT" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Movements (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: left; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zSPXUAMiwTnh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of movements in property, plant and equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 24%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 5%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Building and land&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Facilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equipment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mineral properties&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Railway equipment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Right of use assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Constructions in progress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_z3fmsnPCIdQj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,591&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zaq7BXSi4hr1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,591&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zaVxgd9ilgE3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,933&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zC5E7hSk9xh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,054&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_z1JxtlQRdbjk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zO6Kmcfz0Myb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,563&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zjfechaBdAN" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,495&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zmlsoUK6APik" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,398&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zqilu8YdGOBj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41,148&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_fKGkp_zxyhv5IgfSml" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;185&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_fKGkp_zRtnNeSx8061" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,316&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_fKGkp_zyhVXTjTuA5l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,501&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disposals &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zjTnjIfBW7n2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zuS523tbo2rb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zcYuoM061Hca" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(69)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zearQR9OtMb7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zwu6REjgA9wa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zTP7yic3DRx5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zgBvr79rBRoh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOwyt0k8gocc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(192)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Assets retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zrcoMLFk9gW6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Assets retirement obligation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zABsFNMphjEc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Assets retirement obligation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Depreciation, depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zRIRyVAaEAHl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(436)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zouDBtPeYKaa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(475)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zjK29hk0vMn8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(664)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zfbIfKPnE4nj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(450)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_z8JIXwyjy9D1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(166)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_z0BQ1pZ79uX2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(171)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zmVE4qolxPB8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(264)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z7MRl4FeBw99" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2,626)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Acquisition of NLC &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zVP0QyQRXGG6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;235&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;102&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;92&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z9GCEmMrFSEl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;922&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zlKANi9WNrN" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(11)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zqKtIzZkiwq5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zvjAY3eHEsga" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(11)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_z2xTDLmQw1Rf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zzdMAFcuYMF" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zQGQEhLsroM3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zJ3C5kS2M02h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(60)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zDv0y9UmIZxg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment of discontinued operations (ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zWZ5Xaudzwg4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(231)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____znmzMuzq1dnj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zQS4B4DS3Xwe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(86)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zYKl3DSTTa0a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(317)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zAJQAf2WpIg2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zJhfd3c7L0Pb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zswoCaY8eHdc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(304)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zIMAJJyUsLV8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment of discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,089)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfers to assets held for sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zIZXD3CA92I2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zBB0rmqeoqv6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_z13rLhxLqNva" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zubj9Vo1rkT4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zFDoDnaqBC9d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(412)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_z5uPi47xq4A2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(432)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zvrKbjiok2Oi" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zEZff9WPMFxh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(132)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zxAa3whBZ5Pk" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(167)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zZUiJTy7f0Qg" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(27)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zlbWaCvqH1S1" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(99)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zquHGinrL96l" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(255)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zTxNZoFXVwS6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,654)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zT4r3XXduwdf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zadmh63f4Cy8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;561&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zPRLPwKarUO5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;669&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_z7Gb0im1w9Z4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;236&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zkTvJwY2xWle" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;152&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_z9P281q2gjNk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;365&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zcsR7MoV8Gm8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2,399)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zCXRTCYfhUVi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,137&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zDJQv23hKHi6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,232&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zQmuM0JVzVo1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,743&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zsuJKSRIDFXe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,742&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zE3Yj5M5lo95" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,334&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_z6I4DaIDQcDf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zf7MPORV4E37" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,484&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zAWAZaq6rcg4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,722&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zFbqD2OBnjdf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41,931&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zNhfAfgc0Spd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14,937&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_z4pOBu2Smgq3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,560&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zVeshviOHUy2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10,770&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zRJ7yri2d6S8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17,036&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_z9Bkyqc9Pdle" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,717&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_ziIhH2nFL5n9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,014&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_z73JHd58NN5b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,470&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zM2hMvcindl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,722&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zDzHMW1xd6xd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;73,226&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accumulated depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zhnIQmnM8902" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6,800)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zBnVBhEFBF7f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4,328)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zrXSt76aTnXk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6,027)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_z8W8ex52RPd5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(9,294)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_z8lEoo7ZBrz6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1,383)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zt7gyLrIPFte" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(477)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zKS4SHmgjYbc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2,986)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember_z77xn9RBShU4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Accumulated depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(31,295)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_z5IlBBFQ3kGa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,137&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zYc2rTk1YBl3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,232&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zxF6XP2vmiV9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,743&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zZnu07o8MxM7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,742&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_ztumOHO0v6b3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,334&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zrMespfOHaf6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zNJqDosumew4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,484&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zOLrVxg9ciOd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,722&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zdNfa3qecZQc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at beginning of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;41,931&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_fKGkp_zwF4ZJiL1Q8l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_fKGkp_zKLGPb8XQJv7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,496&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGkp_zCtPE8VCS1w5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions (i)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,573&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disposals &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(24)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(144)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Disposals"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(221)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Assets retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zO7ewwjCU3U1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Assets retirement obligation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(562)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--RetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipments_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zlvFSN38Wks5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Assets retirement obligation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(562)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Depreciation, depletion and amortization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(409)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(478)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(700)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(436)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(160)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(185)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(301)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation, depletion and amortization"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2,669)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;64&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;214&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfers to assets held for sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(34)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(64)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(39)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers to non-current assets held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(214)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;308&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;340&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;102&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(131)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;159&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Impairment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;43&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;886&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;899&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;972&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;858&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;502&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;149&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;408&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3,788)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zqkcR8kFQDjf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,913&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_z8ZzRPJqX0q7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,042&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zj3EURz6tF8l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,984&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zekcwL3GQlQ7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,112&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zzReSy3hb143" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,475&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zb5T78TndRi6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,455&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zgwgsFwNTj7j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,632&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ConstructionInProgressMember_zAzurD2zy275" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,325&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipment_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zfoe0uanhSk9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at end of year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44,938&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--LandAndBuildingsMember_zH0QG94XDWs8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16,027&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember_zBtITwAJBFFh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,819&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember_zrEYbStu6Tpg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,647&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsMember_zQ64jTJWoi12" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16,405&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember_zd3ryK2QpFje" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,099&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--RightofuseAssetsMember_zWdvcUoVmN2l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,120&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCost_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zB3A4GtIq0jg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Property, plant and equipment, cost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5,899&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Depreciation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Ports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zJWm1NHTH2m" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;680&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zE9E8CXsksV8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zgKuW5ZkAx03" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(54)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zz3lPq0a13ec" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;657&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zAeRezFe7TY5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;492&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(44)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_z6iR1jnIvDng" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;453&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Pelletizing plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_zJexdRaxp8dj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_zfVloFcquoq4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(45)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletizingPlantsMember_z8RHQsb3qykc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Properties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zJxmZ1eyfIN4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_z48RRnvFkW94" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;87&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_z93mBbERAV3j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zUpvlBXXtvh6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Mining equipment and locomotives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zSbPuqZvLe46" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DepreciationRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Depreciation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentRightOfUseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zqcuyAHufkHb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--RightofuseAssets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_zyNAxDWuxm35" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AdditionsToRightofuseAssets_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contract modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;77&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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recorded at the cost of acquisition or construction, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment charges.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Mineral properties developed internally
are determined by (i) direct and indirect costs attributed to build the mining facilities, (ii) financial charges incurred during the
construction period, (iii) depreciation of other fixed assets used during construction, (iv) estimated decommissioning and site restoration
expenses, and (v) other capitalized expenditures during the development phase (phase when the project demonstrates its economic benefit
to the Company, and the Company has ability and intention to complete the project).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The depletion of mineral properties
is determined based on the ratio between production and total proven and probable mineral reserves.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Property, plant and equipment, other
than mineral properties are depreciated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives, from the date on which the
assets become available for their intended use and are capitalized, except for land which is not depreciated.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
estimated useful lives are as follows:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_891_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDepreciationAndAmortisationExpenseExplanatory_zwdyf3VZY8il" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Useful Lives  (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 32%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--BuildingsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zmNB5PcXk30g" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--BuildingsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zG2f4kWI3a9b" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zStpEJC65ECj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zESN9OX96yF" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Locomotives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--LocomotivesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z4KyTMBKsxyj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--LocomotivesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zVjMsGIUb9k4" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--WagonMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zEH0W9BWaaZ4" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--WagonMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zDYDloMQsC21" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Railway equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zzZzzIWtw64b" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zGkgjyHlRF9h" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z2UlQiofI15a" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRSAXb3ROwlj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zSTAAxWu9U89" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zbgiGmw0kard" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A6_zYFxQEMdZBK9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The residual values and useful lives
of assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDepreciationAndAmortisationExpenseExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_891_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDepreciationAndAmortisationExpenseExplanatory_zwdyf3VZY8il" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Useful Lives  (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_z3ijldlO8u76" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 32%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; width: 45%; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 23%; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Useful life&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: #EBF1DD"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Buildings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--BuildingsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zmNB5PcXk30g" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--BuildingsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zG2f4kWI3a9b" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Facilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zLZhT1QSKnQh" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--FacilitiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zLfKyiCXJEG5" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: #EBF1DD"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zStpEJC65ECj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--MachineryMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zESN9OX96yF" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Locomotives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--LocomotivesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z4KyTMBKsxyj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--LocomotivesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zVjMsGIUb9k4" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: #EBF1DD"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Wagons&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--WagonMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zEH0W9BWaaZ4" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--WagonMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zDYDloMQsC21" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Railway equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zzZzzIWtw64b" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__custom--RailwayEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zGkgjyHlRF9h" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: #EBF1DD"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z2UlQiofI15a" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRSAXb3ROwlj" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zSTAAxWu9U89" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis__ifrs-full--OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zbgiGmw0kard" title="Useful lives, property plant and equipment"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDepreciationAndAmortisationExpenseExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_BuildingsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember">P3Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_BuildingsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember">P50Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_FacilitiesMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember">P3Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_FacilitiesMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember">P50Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_MachineryMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember">P3Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_ifrs-full_MachineryMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember">P40Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_LocomotivesMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember">P12Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_LocomotivesMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember">P25Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_WagonMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember">P30Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_WagonMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember">P45Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
    <ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_RailwayEquipmentMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember">P5Y</ifrs-full:UsefulLifeMeasuredAsPeriodOfTimePropertyPlantAndEquipment>
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&lt;span id="xdx_862_zTOiWlxYgmql"&gt;Exploration and evaluation expenditures&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Expenditures on mining research are accounted for as operating expenses until the
effective proof of economic feasibility and commercial viability of a given field can be demonstrated. From then on, the expenditures
incurred are capitalized as mineral properties.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForExplorationAndEvaluationExpenditures>
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&lt;span id="xdx_866_zgcYqP6ZBL12"&gt;Expenditures on feasibility studies, new technologies and others research&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company also conducts feasibility studies for
many businesses which it operates including researching new technologies to optimize the mining process. After these costs are proven
to generate future benefits to the Company, the expenditures incurred are capitalized.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRepairsAndMaintenanceExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_843_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRepairsAndMaintenanceExplanatory_zjZUqxicwld" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(iii)
&lt;span id="xdx_864_z6mNvP4s2f8l"&gt;Maintenance costs&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Significant industrial maintenance costs, including spare parts, assembly services, and others, are recorded
in property, plant and equipment and depreciated through the next programmed maintenance overhaul.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRepairsAndMaintenanceExplanatory>
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&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zkFAZAyUnDw3"&gt;Stripping Costs&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The cost associated with the removal of overburden and other waste materials (&#x93;stripping costs&#x94;)
incurred during the development of mines, before production takes place, are capitalized as part of the depreciable cost of the mineral
properties. These costs are subsequently amortized over the useful life of the mine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Post-production stripping costs
are included in the cost of inventory, except when a new project is developed to permit access to a significant ore deposit. In such cases,
the cost is capitalized as a non-current asset and is amortized during the extraction of the ore deposits, over the useful life of the
ore deposits.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForStrippingCostsExplanatory>
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-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset
is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before
the commencement date. The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to
the earlier of the end of the lease term or the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company does not recognize right-of-use
assets and liabilities for leases with less than 12 months of lease term and/or leases of low-value assets. The payments associated to
these leases are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The lease liability is initially
measured at the present value of the lease payments, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot
be readily determined, the Company&#x92;s incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability
comprise: (i) fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments; (ii) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate; and
(iii) the exercise price under a purchase option or renewal option that are under the Company&#x92;s control and is reasonably certain
to be exercised.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The lease liability is measured
at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a
change in an index or rate. When the lease liability is remeasured, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use
asset or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.&lt;/p&gt;

</vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForLeasesTextBlock>
    <vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMineralReservesPolicyTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84C_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMineralReservesPolicyTextBlock_zmC14kSlLXY7" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_868_z7SC66mizhV2"&gt;Mineral
reserves&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The estimates of proven and probable reserves are regularly evaluated and updated. These reserves are determined
using generally accepted geological estimates. The calculation of reserves requires the Company to make assumptions about expected future
conditions that are uncertain, including future ore prices, exchange rates, inflation rates, mining technology, availability of permits
and production costs. Changes in assumptions could have a significant impact on the proven and probable reserves of the Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The estimated volume of mineral
reserves is used as basis for the calculation of depletion of the mineral properties, and also for the estimated useful life which is
a major factor to quantify the provision for asset retirement obligation, environmental recovery of mines and impairment of long lived
asset. Any changes to the estimates of the volume of mine reserves and the useful lives of assets may have a significant impact on the
depreciation, depletion and amortization charges and assessments of impairment.&lt;/p&gt;

</vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMineralReservesPolicyTextBlock>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfImpairmentOfAssetsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_804_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfImpairmentOfAssetsExplanatory_z0jVo1s7cGF6" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_025"/&gt;19.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_825_zWTCkJ059aQh"&gt;Impairment reversal (impairment and
disposals) of non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: black"&gt;The
impairment reversal (impairment loss) recognized are presented below&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfImpairmentLossAndReversalOfImpairmentLossExplanatory_pn6n6_zvT4SNZRB1l8" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zlVujDXGfHI9" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of impairment losses recognized&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 51%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Midwestern System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_z6PfuwEzCau4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;205&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zeJPdf0zxsUd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(78)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zCXMJ5RiyT43" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5372"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Manganese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zsXMhVMyL5Q" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zRjHH1q1LNV9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zmxg3whyGQdl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(76)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Vale Nouvelle-Cal&#xe9;donie S.A.S.&#160;&#160;("VNC")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(f)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.SMember_zkdCtgr3qCTh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5380"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.SMember_zXAQyIdoxvs9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.SMember_zLunhLHDsG19" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(882)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Biopalma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--BiopalmaMember_zt9pFigB73t6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5386"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--BiopalmaMember_zn70OqVSYv0i" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5388"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--BiopalmaMember_zF8vsB0nFuak" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(125)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalOfNoncurrentAssetsMember_zMPCOZeGtVAh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;195&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalOfNoncurrentAssetsMember_zgeeQoRoxee" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(211)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalOfNoncurrentAssetsMember_zTfFm6aJiMHl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,083)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Onerous contracts - Midwestern System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--OnerousContractsMidwesternSystemMember_z8zC0tcTYHA9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--OnerousContractsMidwesternSystemMember_zOIB9QtPacy3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--OnerousContractsMidwesternSystemMember_zSwY2byk0bBk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5402"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Result of disposals of non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember_za4icdar5e9c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(338)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember_zdOV7ISSs40f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(197)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember_z7eilFHjCuM6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(225)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Result of disposals of non-current assets and other results&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsOtherResultsMember_z7Pktq6uLpW2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;578&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsOtherResultsMember_zZEl52AvxzBl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(215)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ResultDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsOtherResultsMember_zQI8NqnZX3K8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(225)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember_ztMouJTVVqL1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;773&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember_z15SH4Ia66bj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(426)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalDisposalsNonCurrentAssetsMember_zoTqGErHgE4d" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,308)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A7_zKznmDWx2bi3" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company tested for impairment the cash generating units
(&#x93;CGU&#x94;) for which a triggering event was identified and for goodwill. The recoverable amount of each CGU under the Company&#x92;s
impairment test was assessed using the fair value less costs of disposal model (&#x93;FVLCD&#x94;), through discounted cash flow techniques,
which is classified as &#x93;level 3&#x94; in the fair value hierarchy, taking into consideration offers and purchase agreements, if
applicable.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The cash flows were discounted by using a post-tax discount
rate expressed in real terms, which represents an estimate of the rate that a market participant would apply having regard to the time
value of money and the asset&#x92;s specific risk. The Company used its weighted average cost of capital (&#x93;WACC&#x94;) as a starting
point for determining the discount rates, with appropriate adjustments for the risk profile of the countries in which the individual CGU
operate.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Climate change&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;As outlined in note 2, the potential financial impacts on the
Company of climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy have been considered in the assessment of the Company&#x92;s critical
accounting estimates, which includes indicators of impairment, such as: (i) demand for the Company&#x92;s commodities decreasing, due
to policy, regulatory (including carbon pricing mechanisms), legal, technological, market or societal responses to climate change; and
(ii) physical impacts related to risks resulting from increased frequency or severity of extreme weather events, and those related to
chronic risks resulting from longer-term changes in climate patterns.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;a) Impairment recorded on the sale of
investments&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In the past few years, the Company has divested non-strategic
assets, as detailed in note 16 to these financial statements. These transactions resulted in material impacts on Vale's results, which
were recorded under "Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets, net", as summarized below:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0.25in"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Midwestern system (note 16b) &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;As a result of the agreement for the sale of these assets to J&amp;amp;F, the Company recorded
a gain in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedWhenControlInSubsidiaryIsLost_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zXDR0LxOp15i" title="Gains (losses) recognised when control of subsidiary is lost"&gt;1,121&lt;/span&gt; due to the reversal of the impairment of property, plant and equipment, of which US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zKIp5PznB5b9" title="Reversal  impairment of property plant and equipment"&gt;214&lt;/span&gt; relates to the
property, plant and equipment, and US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zNFOxkPWZxF2" title="Impairment of property plant and equipment"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt; is due to the onerous contract, partially offset by losses of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossOtherThanChangesInWorkingCapital_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zy3oaocFzR49" title="Working capital adjustments"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; due to working capital adjustments
at the closing of the transaction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0.25in"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Manganese (note 16e) &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;The
Company has entered into agreements to sell its manganese assets, resulting in an impairment loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zKjTTGXkmUNf" title="Impairment loss"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; for the year ended December
31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zcy6JDj5o8Ya" title="Impairment loss"&gt;35&lt;/span&gt; and 2020 US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zyOroVY0KKJj" title="Impairment loss"&gt;76&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0.25in"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;VNC (note 16f) &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;As
a result of the sale of this asset to Prony Resources, the Company recognized an impairment loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ResourcesMember_zYF4gtQUQQXj" title="Impairment loss"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt; for the year ended December
31, 2021 (2020: US$&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ResourcesMember_zNUNTehKjiKc" title="Impairment loss"&gt;882&lt;/span&gt;). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0.25in"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biopalma (note 16i)- &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif"&gt;In
November 2020, the Company concluded the sale of this asset to Brasil Bio Fuels, resulting in an impairment loss of US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--BioFuelsMember_zPe93t95N6B6" title="Impairment loss"&gt;125&lt;/span&gt; for the year
ended December 31, 2020. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Impairment test for the goodwill and
other intangibles (note 17)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Goodwill allocated to iron ore and pellet operations &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89B_ecustom--ImpairmentTestForGoodwillTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zXEDh8GFnku4" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets (Details 1)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BF_zbPptKmlyR2g" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of impairment test for the goodwill&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zfvenaUY2LCk" title="Carrying amount"&gt;1,367&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zio83XtDZQp8" title="Carrying amount"&gt;1,278&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment testing results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20220101__20221231__custom--IronOrePelletsMemberAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zcRsYRC0iNB3" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zxuHSeTs3iK5" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Measurement of recoverable value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zJAWUrRBBnH8" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zAHcjvA8dPsg" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Discount rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zWb2Cm02T6Eg" title="Discount rate"&gt;6.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zZ5ZdYT7Mgw7" title="Discount rate"&gt;4.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Period of cash flow projections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zucZPx0SFymf" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2052&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zOWu8VflEJI7" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2051&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Range of iron ore forecasted prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$/t &lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zAhpXhZPGSi1" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zzUBjCnbqdDi" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$/t &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z3pkuNf7qwXk" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zuzscHB2TN9" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Sensitivity of key assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zgYJJSS286qc" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 29% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or a 51% reduction in reserves would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_z8n87oasRzad" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 29% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or a 52% reduction in reserves would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Goodwill allocated to nickel operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zkG3o8y5IU2g" title="Carrying amount"&gt;1,822&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zjT606Qu8xpg" title="Carrying amount"&gt;1,930&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment testing results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20220101__20221231__custom--IronOrePelletsMemberAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zHSFkD0pJwU" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_z6smWvRDSLbi" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Measurement of recoverable value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zgQINC1bjhah" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zW4rHu5ma0we" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Discount rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zAtxpGkXjrTl" title="Discount rate"&gt;4.5&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z8PzDYyZrRI6" title="Discount rate"&gt;5.3&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zDrdScmvz1L4" title="Discount rate"&gt;3.2&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRDm9j7mqcQa" title="Discount rate"&gt;3.8&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Period of cash flow projections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zxqVbWSvHH31" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2045&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zr90fGhHx2Yf" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2045&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Range of nickel forecasted prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$/t &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zPybpVemppPd" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;21,000&lt;/span&gt; &#x96; &lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zMQr9QYjEfa1" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;24,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$/t &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zs8YDGl7ULqi" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;17,000&lt;/span&gt; &#x96; &lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zcSYXzObAagk" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;19,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Sensitivity of key assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_znILRU3h0uke" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 23.7% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or an 8.4% reduction in volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zKhKPPPijoL3" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 27.9% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or an 10.1% reduction in volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other intangibles - Research and development
project&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zKPVKlBVbusk" title="Carrying amount"&gt;528&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_z3qT8gpGjNxi" title="Carrying amount"&gt;494&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Impairment testing results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20220101__20221231__custom--IronOrePelletsMemberAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zNp6tEjOYAK" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognised.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zP8EbfRRUM1f" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognised.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Measurement of recoverable value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_ztu8fU07l7Bi" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_z3bW2nxmjlXc" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discount rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zBGfIYZBdL54" title="Discount rate"&gt;6.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_za3rfL4G6Z2c" title="Discount rate"&gt;4.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Period of cash flow projections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zGi2UlLSyuHl" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2052&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zWrnt25IEAd7" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2051&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Sensitivity of key assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zplylYQL1xw" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 77% reduction in in processing and beneficiating iron ore volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zcxTORAv0I0d" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 80% reduction in processing and beneficiating iron ore volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AF_zbAFX1zNW9Za" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p id="xdx_84C_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForImpairmentOfNonfinancialAssetsExplanatory_zkrVUZDtPPPl" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_862_zvVlhwAjrZVb"&gt;Impairment
of non-financial assets&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount might not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset&#xb4;s carrying
value exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset&#x92;s fair value less costs of disposal (&#x93;FVLCD&#x94;)
and value in use (&#x93;VIU&#x94;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;FVLCD is generally determined
as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continued use of the asset from a market participant&#x92;s
perspective, including any expansion prospects. VIU model is determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected
to arise from the continued use of the asset in its present form. Value in use is determined by applying assumptions specific to the Company&#x92;s
continued use and cannot take into account future development. These assumptions are different to those used in calculating fair value
and consequently the VIU calculation is likely to give a different result to a FVLCD calculation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Assets that have an indefinite
useful life and are not subject to amortization, such as goodwill, are tested annually for impairment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;For the purposes of assessing
impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (CGU). Goodwill is allocated
to Cash Generating Units or Cash Generating Units groups that are expected to benefit from the business combinations in which the goodwill
arose and are identified in accordance with the operating segment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Non-current assets (excluding
goodwill) in which the Company recognized impairment in the past are reviewed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the impairment may no longer be applicable. In such cases, an impairment reversal will be recognized.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Onerous
Contracts -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; For certain long-term contracts, a provision is recognized when the present value of the unavoidable cost to meet
the Company&#x92;s obligation exceeds the economic benefits that could be received from those contracts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 31pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 1pt"&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Significant judgements, estimates
and assumptions are required to determine whether an impairment trigger has occurred and to prepare the Company&#x92;s cash flows. Management
uses the budgets approved as a starting point and key assumptions are, but not limited to: (i) mineral reserves and mineral resources
measured by internal experts; (ii) costs and investments based on the best estimate of projects as supported by past performance; (iii)
sale prices consistent with projections available in reports published by industry considering the market price when appropriate; (iv)
the useful life of each cash-generating unit (ratio between production and mineral reserves); and (v) discount rates that reflect specific
risks relating to the relevant assets in each cash-generating unit.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;These assumptions are susceptible
to risks and uncertainties and may change the Company&#x92;s projection and, therefore, may affect the recoverable value of assets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_851_zTWynAoMS2X4" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfImpairmentOfAssetsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfImpairmentLossAndReversalOfImpairmentLossExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfImpairmentLossAndReversalOfImpairmentLossExplanatory_pn6n6_zvT4SNZRB1l8" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of non-current assets (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zlVujDXGfHI9" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of impairment losses recognized&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 51%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Midwestern System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_z6PfuwEzCau4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;205&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zeJPdf0zxsUd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(78)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--MidwesternSystemMember_zCXMJ5RiyT43" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5372"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Manganese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zsXMhVMyL5Q" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zRjHH1q1LNV9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ManganeseMember_zmxg3whyGQdl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(76)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Vale Nouvelle-Cal&#xe9;donie S.A.S.&#160;&#160;("VNC")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(f)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.SMember_zkdCtgr3qCTh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5380"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.SMember_zXAQyIdoxvs9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ValeNouvelleCaledonieS.A.SMember_zLunhLHDsG19" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(882)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Biopalma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--BiopalmaMember_zt9pFigB73t6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5386"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--BiopalmaMember_zn70OqVSYv0i" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl5388"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--BiopalmaMember_zF8vsB0nFuak" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(125)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Impairment reversal (impairment) of non-current assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalOfNoncurrentAssetsMember_zMPCOZeGtVAh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;195&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalOfNoncurrentAssetsMember_zgeeQoRoxee" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(211)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--ImpairmentReversalOfNoncurrentAssetsMember_zTfFm6aJiMHl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,083)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Onerous contracts - Midwestern System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;16(b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ReversalsOfImpairmentLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationAxis__custom--OnerousContractsMidwesternSystemMember_z8zC0tcTYHA9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Reversal of impairment loss"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Measurement of recoverable value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zJAWUrRBBnH8" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zAHcjvA8dPsg" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Discount rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zWb2Cm02T6Eg" title="Discount rate"&gt;6.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zZ5ZdYT7Mgw7" title="Discount rate"&gt;4.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Period of cash flow projections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zucZPx0SFymf" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2052&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zOWu8VflEJI7" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2051&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Range of iron ore forecasted prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$/t &lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zAhpXhZPGSi1" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zzUBjCnbqdDi" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$/t &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z3pkuNf7qwXk" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zuzscHB2TN9" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Sensitivity of key assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zgYJJSS286qc" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 29% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or a 51% reduction in reserves would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_z8n87oasRzad" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 29% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or a 52% reduction in reserves would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Goodwill allocated to nickel operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zkG3o8y5IU2g" title="Carrying amount"&gt;1,822&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zjT606Qu8xpg" title="Carrying amount"&gt;1,930&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Impairment testing results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20220101__20221231__custom--IronOrePelletsMemberAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zHSFkD0pJwU" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_z6smWvRDSLbi" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Measurement of recoverable value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zgQINC1bjhah" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zW4rHu5ma0we" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Discount rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zAtxpGkXjrTl" title="Discount rate"&gt;4.5&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z8PzDYyZrRI6" title="Discount rate"&gt;5.3&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zDrdScmvz1L4" title="Discount rate"&gt;3.2&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRDm9j7mqcQa" title="Discount rate"&gt;3.8&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Period of cash flow projections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zxqVbWSvHH31" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2045&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zr90fGhHx2Yf" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2045&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Range of nickel forecasted prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$/t &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zPybpVemppPd" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;21,000&lt;/span&gt; &#x96; &lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zMQr9QYjEfa1" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;24,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$/t &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zs8YDGl7ULqi" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;17,000&lt;/span&gt; &#x96; &lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--RangeIronOreForecastedPrices_uT_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zcSYXzObAagk" title="Range iron ore forecasted prices"&gt;19,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Sensitivity of key assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_znILRU3h0uke" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 23.7% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or an 8.4% reduction in volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--NickelOperationsMember_zKhKPPPijoL3" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 27.9% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or an 10.1% reduction in volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other intangibles - Research and development
project&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zKPVKlBVbusk" title="Carrying amount"&gt;528&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--CarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_z3qT8gpGjNxi" title="Carrying amount"&gt;494&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Impairment testing results&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20220101__20221231__custom--IronOrePelletsMemberAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zNp6tEjOYAK" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognised.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zP8EbfRRUM1f" title="Impairment testing results"&gt;The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognised.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Measurement of recoverable value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_ztu8fU07l7Bi" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_z3bW2nxmjlXc" title="Measurement of recoverable value"&gt;FVLCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discount rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zBGfIYZBdL54" title="Discount rate"&gt;6.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_za3rfL4G6Z2c" title="Discount rate"&gt;4.4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Period of cash flow projections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--IronOrePelletsMember_zGi2UlLSyuHl" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2052&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zWrnt25IEAd7" title="Period of cash flow projections"&gt;2051&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Sensitivity of key assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zplylYQL1xw" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 77% reduction in in processing and beneficiating iron ore volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ProductsAndServicesAxis__custom--ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember_zcxTORAv0I0d" title="Sensitivity of key assumptions"&gt;A 80% reduction in processing and beneficiating iron ore volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
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    <vale:CarryingAmount
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">1367000000</vale:CarryingAmount>
    <vale:CarryingAmount
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">1278000000</vale:CarryingAmount>
    <vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember-2093972515">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.</vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription>
    <vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.</vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription>
    <ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember">FVLCD</ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption>
    <ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember">FVLCD</ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.064</vale:DiscountRate>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.044</vale:DiscountRate>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember">2052</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember">2051</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections>
    <vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="T">75000000</vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices>
    <vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="T">95000000</vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices>
    <vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="T">80000000</vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices>
    <vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="T">90000000</vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices>
    <ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember">A 29% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or a 51% reduction in reserves would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.</ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis>
    <ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember">A 29% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or a 52% reduction in reserves would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.</ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis>
    <vale:CarryingAmount
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">1822000000</vale:CarryingAmount>
    <vale:CarryingAmount
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">1930000000</vale:CarryingAmount>
    <vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember-2093972296">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.</vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription>
    <vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognized.</vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription>
    <ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember">FVLCD</ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption>
    <ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember">FVLCD</ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.045</vale:DiscountRate>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.053</vale:DiscountRate>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.032</vale:DiscountRate>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.038</vale:DiscountRate>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember">2045</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember">2045</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections>
    <vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="T">21000000000</vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices>
    <vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="T">24000000000</vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices>
    <vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"
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      unitRef="T">17000000000</vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices>
    <vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="T">19000000000</vale:RangeIronOreForecastedPrices>
    <ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember">A 23.7% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or an 8.4% reduction in volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.</ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis>
    <ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_NickelOperationsMember">A 27.9% reduction in the long-term prices of all commodities or an 10.1% reduction in volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.</ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis>
    <vale:CarryingAmount
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      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">528000000</vale:CarryingAmount>
    <vale:CarryingAmount
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      decimals="-6"
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    <vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember-2093972093">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognised.</vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription>
    <vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember">The recoverable amount of the operating segments is higher than the carrying amount and, therefore, there is no impairment to be recognised.</vale:ImpairmentTestingResultsDescription>
    <ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember">FVLCD</ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption>
    <ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember">FVLCD</ifrs-full:ExplanationOfValueAssignedToKeyAssumption>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.064</vale:DiscountRate>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.044</vale:DiscountRate>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_IronOrePelletsMember">2052</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember">2051</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfKeyAssumptionsOnWhichManagementHasBasedCashFlowProjections>
    <ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember">A 77% reduction in in processing and beneficiating iron ore volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.</ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis>
    <ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31_custom_ResearchAndDevelopmentProjectMember">A 80% reduction in processing and beneficiating iron ore volumes would, alone, result in estimated recoverable amount equal to the carrying value of this CGU.</ifrs-full:MethodsAndAssumptionsUsedInPreparingSensitivityAnalysis>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForImpairmentOfNonfinancialAssetsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84C_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForImpairmentOfNonfinancialAssetsExplanatory_zkrVUZDtPPPl" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_862_zvVlhwAjrZVb"&gt;Impairment
of non-financial assets&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount might not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset&#xb4;s carrying
value exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset&#x92;s fair value less costs of disposal (&#x93;FVLCD&#x94;)
and value in use (&#x93;VIU&#x94;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;FVLCD is generally determined
as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continued use of the asset from a market participant&#x92;s
perspective, including any expansion prospects. VIU model is determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected
to arise from the continued use of the asset in its present form. Value in use is determined by applying assumptions specific to the Company&#x92;s
continued use and cannot take into account future development. These assumptions are different to those used in calculating fair value
and consequently the VIU calculation is likely to give a different result to a FVLCD calculation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Assets that have an indefinite
useful life and are not subject to amortization, such as goodwill, are tested annually for impairment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;For the purposes of assessing
impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (CGU). Goodwill is allocated
to Cash Generating Units or Cash Generating Units groups that are expected to benefit from the business combinations in which the goodwill
arose and are identified in accordance with the operating segment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Non-current assets (excluding
goodwill) in which the Company recognized impairment in the past are reviewed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the impairment may no longer be applicable. In such cases, an impairment reversal will be recognized.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Onerous
Contracts -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; For certain long-term contracts, a provision is recognized when the present value of the unavoidable cost to meet
the Company&#x92;s obligation exceeds the economic benefits that could be received from those contracts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 31pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 1pt"&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Significant judgements, estimates
and assumptions are required to determine whether an impairment trigger has occurred and to prepare the Company&#x92;s cash flows. Management
uses the budgets approved as a starting point and key assumptions are, but not limited to: (i) mineral reserves and mineral resources
measured by internal experts; (ii) costs and investments based on the best estimate of projects as supported by past performance; (iii)
sale prices consistent with projections available in reports published by industry considering the market price when appropriate; (iv)
the useful life of each cash-generating unit (ratio between production and mineral reserves); and (v) discount rates that reflect specific
risks relating to the relevant assets in each cash-generating unit.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;These assumptions are susceptible
to risks and uncertainties and may change the Company&#x92;s projection and, therefore, may affect the recoverable value of assets.&lt;/p&gt;
</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForImpairmentOfNonfinancialAssetsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialRiskManagementExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_803_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfFinancialRiskManagementExplanatory_zK4RJkUzBWE1" style="font: bold 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_026"/&gt;20.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_820_zdNhUndPDUgk"&gt;Financial and capital
risk management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is exposed to several financial and capital risk
factors that may impact its performance and equity position. The evaluation of the exposure to financial and capital risks is performed
periodically to support decision making process regarding the risk management strategy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company's policy&#160;aims at establishing a&#160;capital
structure that will ensure&#160;the continuity&#160;of our business&#160;in the long&#160;term.&#160;Within this&#160;perspective, the
Company&#160;has been able to deliver value&#160;to shareholders&#160;through&#160;dividend payments and capital gain,&#160;and at the
same&#160;time maintain&#160;a&#160;debt profile&#160;suitable for&#160;its activities, with&#160;an amortization&#160;well distributed&#160;over
the years,&#160;thus avoiding&#160;a concentration in one&#160;specific&#160;period.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Board of Directors establishes and supervises the management of financial
risks with the support of the Capital Allocation and Project Advisory Committee, which ensures that Company's financial activities are
governed by appropriate policies and procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured and managed in accordance with the Company's
policies and objectives.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company has developed its strategy through an integrated
view of the risks to which it is exposed, considering not only the risk, generated by variables traded in the financial market (market
risk) and the liquidity risk, but also the risk arising from obligations assumed by third parties to the Company (credit risk), among
others.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company uses derivative
financial instruments to protect its exposure to these market risks arising from operating, financing, and investment activities. The
financial instruments portfolio is reassessed monthly, allowing the monitoring of financial results and their impact on cash flow. The
Company applies hedge accounting to its net investment in foreign operation and nickel and palladium revenue programs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company does not have any derivatives increasing financial
leverage beyond the nominal amount of its contracts. The Company contracts derivatives primarily for mitigation of market risks.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 29%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Risks&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 37%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Origin of the exposure&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 32%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Management&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Market Risk - Exchange Rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial instruments and other financial liabilities that are not denominated in US$&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Swap and forward operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Market risk - Interest rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loans and financing indexed to different interest rates including, but not limited to, LIBOR and CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Swap operations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Market risk - Product and input prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Volatility of commodity and input prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Forward operations and option contracts &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Credit Risk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivables, derivative transactions, guarantees, advances to suppliers and financial investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Portfolio diversification and policies for monitoring counterparty solvency and liquidity indicators &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Liquidity risk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Contractual or assumed obligations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Availability of revolving credit lines &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;a) Method and techniques for valuation
of derivatives&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The risk of the derivatives instruments is measured using the
delta-Normal parametric approach and considers that the future distribution of the risk factors and its correlations tends to present
the same statistic properties verified in the historical data. The value at risk estimate considers a 95% confidence level for a one-business
daytime horizon.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The derivative financial
instruments were evaluated using the curves and market prices that impact each instrument on the calculation dates. For the pricing options,
the Company generally uses the Black &amp;amp; Scholes model. In this model, the fair value of the derivative is obtained as a function of
the volatility and price of the underlying asset, the exercise price of the option, the risk-free interest rate and the term to maturity
of the option. In the case of options where the result is a function of the average price of the underlying asset in a certain period
of the option&#x92;s life, known as Asian options, the Company uses the Turnbull &amp;amp; Wakeman model. In this model, in addition to the
factors that influence the option price in the Black &amp;amp; Scholes model, the average price formation period is considered.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In the case of swaps, both
the present value of the paying and receiving amounts are estimated by discounting the cash flows by the interest rates in the corresponding
currencies. The fair value is obtained by the difference between the present value of the paying and receiving amounts of the swap in
the reference currency. In the case of swaps linked to Brazilian long-term interest rate (&#x93;TJLP&#x94;), the fair value calculation
considers the current TJLP, i.e., projections of future cash flows in reais are made considering the last TJLP disclosed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Forward and future contracts
are priced using the futures curves of the respective underlying assets. These curves are usually obtained from the exchanges where these
assets are traded, such as the London Metals Exchange (&#x93;LME&#x94;), the Commodities Exchange (&#x93;COMEX&#x94;) or other market
price providers. When there is no price for the desired maturity, the Company uses interpolations between the available maturities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;a.i) Effects of derivatives on the balance
sheet&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_z8aoSCgEgaO6" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of derivatives effects on statement of financial position&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign exchange and interest rate risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;CDI &amp;amp; TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zoiBrFCCJVsk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zPUGy9HZYekl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;144&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zrW47JHyeDUj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;591&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;IPCA swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z3qcsjmT2I4j" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zkpO2XeAiyed" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zxRmPn6FyY5j" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;119&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Dollar swap and forward transactions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zdVRhqByKgXf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;407&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zcI3sc5Ir82e" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zhtfS1gMPzCa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zuQvgugVLj6a" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;LIBOR swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zQICcYLoeOQ5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zoe55By3k5Ah" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zCacWOhCiNr4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zveLPcRwvlo3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;425&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zQKhPaF5L8qf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;214&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zUkSLxBYCQL7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;82&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zUY503OEte8l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;806&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commodities price risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Gasoil, Brent and freight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zYKm7Ynd78A5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zYoIMO2ys4mg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_znbi4A6NfO4g" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zU5nMMHP6hi8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy Transition Materials &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zXldhnbQTIR7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zw9XS50iloQl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zaghCMOzioU" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z4PMobvsa4l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zcV0KfKqCZoe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;113&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z5KsDxIvSl81" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;57&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zOHHYRmOfY6l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;36&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zoV67MC2pqPe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;29&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z6mZHD7fzRJb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember_z3Vkj1jhxkX4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zVqDw8Wf5P74" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;538&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zXLFhJV2WwDe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;276&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zbXO5bvRqq71" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;131&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zeO41fEEuS5a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;835&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a.ii) Net exposure&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 52%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign exchange and interest rate risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;CDI &amp;amp; TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zPBuv2FwYKva" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(133)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zUKdguHjn3Y1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(591)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;IPCA swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_ziuNbXiT73D9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z199QAuOZBW3" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(78)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Dollar swap and forward transactions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zrxr5cOKMv5a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zAeDkQfPyhoe" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(66)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;LIBOR swap (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zXRwKPUF6baa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zEbfDNheZn8e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zzTZxbUg6uUf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;211&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zlZVjFa3JdNg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(724)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commodities price risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Gasoil, Brent and freight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zQcL22uyzUJ9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zxL4hIvgEsN5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_ziFDnvIDV9Fa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zjzkmvr1uEml" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zEmk05PxFW2i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;56&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zmw27jlHyL67" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z7CaWqBSR9W3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_ztFyG7iC6a64" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_z1vpXb8HzCI" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;262&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zb2jPCNrMIq4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(704)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F08_zVv0YmHzBXFg" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F15_zImOEmGq7xMk" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In March 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (&#x93;FCA&#x94;), the financial regulator in the
United Kingdom, announced the discontinuation of the LIBOR rate for all terms in pounds, euros, Swiss francs, yen and for terms of one
week and two months in dollars at the end of December 2021 and the other terms at the end of June 2023. Vale is in negotiations with
some financial institutions to replace the reference interest rate of its financial contracts from LIBOR to Secured Overnight Financing
Rate ("SOFR"), with spread adjustments to match the transaction costs. The Company does not expect material impacts on the cash flows
of these operations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;a.iii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Effects
of derivatives on the income statement&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_ziaywa1yCMSh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of effects of derivatives on income statement and cash flow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign exchange and interest rate risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;CDI &amp;amp; TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zbFV1o31dxbh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;394&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zYNBbqgtX3Rd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(155)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zYtgzWs7LkDg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(746)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;IPCA swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zrGW6qebQZG2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z3NtSXTMMbn8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zETVyOgS0VC9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(262)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Eurobonds swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zOaRTG5nlHFl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zsMJXmJpOfN7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Dollar swap and forward operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zo6raGe65nb3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;628&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zIaHw4QZ5jsl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(20)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zPdK1iajKJDe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(160)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;LIBOR swap &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(b.ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zmbm0eNdtEhf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zTmBd16B41qk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zPWOmD33xSb6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_z3o1UTIaVgO5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,130&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zv37Yq4EgG57" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(159)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_z9Ei0pXp5eOj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,147)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commodities price risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Gasoil, Brent and freight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z8pcHibcXkVh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zgKVS7zBKvmf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;127&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zjVaZmCcJuF7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(134)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zhNCC6WI1yS" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zGofqr212Qtd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zrtVtxCdg9jb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z2r0XHIUDLg1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;43&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zN3glaZUul95" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;125&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zsFe68TcwWW9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(124)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_ziGJB0RQbf5d" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zWJLSVTIQpsk" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zuu9KEEAtye1" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zCOjPEmByK7d" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,154&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_ztBAvfPeZdi9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(23)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zO4x8pgInaZa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,210)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;a.iv)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Effects
of derivatives on the cash flows&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007A7E 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial settlement inflows (outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign exchange and interest rate risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;CDI &amp;amp; TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z9d6EySReAB" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zOiBEnxt1vgh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(142)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zjBOssFOZtrj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(141)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;IPCA swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zoZtrkoHBKr" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z0IkDlOSdPC7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Eurobonds swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(29)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Dollar swap and forward operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zLqUatgqqi1l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zuDtK4ggfL1c" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(79)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z5ivfBPrfUnc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(49)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;LIBOR swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_z8LOPOQJTL56" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zXNZDchkVPKe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Forwards (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zoaqjH5KDm07" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForwardsMember_fKGkp_zQGBWOa1jQ4h" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;160&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zxuLYJlRdADb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(270)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zYMVr6nhbV5k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(196)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commodities price risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Gasoil, Brent and freight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zxzBEEEVQ0zh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z5PXF3Ssph75" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;205&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zjpBRFSyEkVb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(206)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zAK2GvvsWYg2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zrYrYykvjxcj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zbd5GN5BYXI8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zq8D7u8AClG3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;205&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zMmT7hMOLKEa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(198)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z327g62yVwgb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;68&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Derivatives designated as cash flow hedge accounting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CommodityContractForNickelMember_zfou3WbSzLpb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(277)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CommodityContractForNickelMember_zPduVpu8IWTk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(67)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CommodityContractForNickelMember_znVRq4IPBrLf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Palladium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumMember_zzbKbUoplRNg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumMember_zKfzNTqLxzH6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Coal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CoalMember_zD8QamOSPye8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(70)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zmPWlYEcAVi5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(262)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zVP4HvGHI4Vg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(132)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zM1pXx7eCXch" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;292&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 40%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z2kzYtKHHQ98" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(83)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zoswDgwaD0Bf" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(197)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zyaTDnDPZV82" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(34)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In June 2022, the Company implemented and already settle a protection program for treasury volatility related to tender offer transaction.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_zGSbruY1mi0l" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Market risk - Foreign exchange and interest
rates&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company&#x92;s cash flow is exposed to the volatility
of several currencies against the U.S. dollar. While most of our product prices are indexed to U.S. dollars, most of our costs, expenses
and investments are indexed to currencies other than the U.S. dollar, principally the Brazilian real and the Canadian dollar.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company implements hedge transactions to protect its cash
flow against the market risks that arises from its debt obligations and other liabilities &#x96; mainly currency volatility. The hedges
cover most of the debt denominated in Brazilian real. The Company uses swap and forward transactions to convert debt and financial obligations
linked to Brazilian real into U.S. dollar, with volumes, flows and settlement dates similar to those of the debt instruments and financial
obligations - or sometimes lower, subject to market liquidity conditions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Hedging instruments with shorter tenors are renegotiated through
time, so that their final maturity matches - or becomes closer - to the debt and financial obligations final maturity. At each settlement
date, the results of the swap and forward transactions partially offset the impact of the foreign exchange rate in the Company&#x92;s
obligations, contributing to stabilize the cash disbursements in U.S. dollar.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b.i) Protection programs for the R$ denominated
debt instruments and other liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;To reduce cash flow volatility, swap and forward transactions
were implemented to convert into US$ the cash flows from certain liabilities denominated in R$ with interest rates linked mainly to Brazilian
Interbank Interest rate (&#x93;CDI&#x94;), TJLP and consumer price index (&#x93;IPCA&#x94;). In those swaps, the Company pays fixed
or floating rates in US$ and receives payments in R$ linked to the interest rates of the protected liabilities. The swap and forward transactions
were negotiated over-the-counter and the protected items are the cash flows from debt instruments and other liabilities linked to R$.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutHedgesExplanatory_hifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsWithDerivativeOffsetMember_zVkzRP0jPvj" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Protection programs for the R and EUR denominated debt instruments and other liabilities (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BF_zSMwUdwDWjI" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of protection program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notional&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial Settlement Inflows (Outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Value at Risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value by year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Index&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 4%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 4%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2024&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2025+&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CDI vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zivCMXgD391f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(83)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zfzszfDuSNpk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(461)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zxG5mpvpb2R8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(61)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zDN06L7otcrc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zWHZsLRNepg9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zAM0rL2LfsA2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zSaCmwlaKeQa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z9OP1kE9rFL4" title="Receivable"&gt;6,356&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z7UiMkFWs7Xe" title="Receivable"&gt;8,142&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zF4N1STzWuj9" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;100.13&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zCYdQGiCVfKi" title="Payable"&gt;1,475&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_ziQx0IhPiu41" title="Payable"&gt;1,906&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zLXkTYSV1tu4" title="Average payable rate"&gt;1.80&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;TJLP vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z6YVJfwgs1Rg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zHeryh0aDRv7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zZyuJR1vz6Ye" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(37)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zKE550crdUCh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z9GuBPgV25g9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zqjqjmZDj3wf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zf7Whl20Hmia" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(37)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zP7FGi1NhBYk" title="Receivable"&gt;814&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zOXwoiCiMt46" title="Receivable"&gt;1,192&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;TJLP +&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zYuJQHH4kND6" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;1.05&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z3MIMjoFIUy" title="Payable"&gt;204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zV6rF4cs1yPl" title="Payable"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z7vmBuz7CmR6" title="Average payable rate"&gt;3.44&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember_zBL309wcjrLd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(133)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember_zJRkMSakPeVi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(591)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember_zVkRl4U3JAZf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(98)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember_zF3wZAwn4Ike" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zFOF13Yjv0Re" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(25)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zCIErla9KxVe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(20)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zVQGlmWqf507" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(88)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IPCA vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zm0Xuk0taJfk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_ze99C0vfaWS" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(118)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zgCrasqgb7m9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zGEbCKFvnX4j" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_z47K7iCHSgd2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zr6AFET03dR" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(53)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zv0Ux8sMxep3" title="Receivable"&gt;1,294&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zEwaUTiCxTe3" title="Receivable"&gt;1,508&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;IPCA +&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zyQMKtIPAp23" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;4.54&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z8pgWG3DEnh7" title="Payable"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zQbvOMu0RyMe" title="Payable"&gt;373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_za8kEW8wCGnl" title="Average payable rate"&gt;3.88&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IPCA vs. CDI swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_zf6YZrA9ONCe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_zHPOyjdrhm62" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;51&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_z5mi8g5RXCd3" title="Receivable"&gt;769&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;IPCA +&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_z4GiTl4UOdS8" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;0.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_zxVWYoClFIga" title="Payable"&gt;1,350&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_zgLlcz5sv1k1" title="Average payable rate"&gt;0.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember_zn4lWGp65bm2" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(63)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember_z6ezuTU56e9a" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(78)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember_zJ9ZPmzdGMoj" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;56&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember_znrVKAyrEald" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zqhKeCX4Czsa" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(10)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zrhaY9dxXV15" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(53)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;R$ fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zOxfsEzehE7d" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z5Bm8GglV2T4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(62)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zgPAgYUyL056" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zmeIvXvR9ZN2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;71&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zO0oCg8N6XX3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zWB6Zi1F9DHj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;107&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zVsa1MtJWXA1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zQP7uUx44UBl" title="Receivable"&gt;20,854&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z7FnOtHpkwA3" title="Receivable"&gt;5,730&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zItXAJoebMpd" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;7.48&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zcKhHrsNEOT3" title="Payable"&gt;3,948&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zhI7XCEXGbk1" title="Payable"&gt;1,084&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zk9D0ljKckSh" title="Average payable rate"&gt;0.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forward&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zkzz3WEFog3" title="Payable"&gt;4,342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zig3BufRrSHk" title="Receivable"&gt;6,013&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zts9cpbeo8d8" title="Average payable rate"&gt;5.39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zuFT1CvOu8oh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zfB5979L4V8c" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zI0Te52Jeqrg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;127&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zZCOFuOwZVGi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zEBHP5GkTH9c" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_z0lcsLoIQoo9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember_zo52SlgD92Gc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(66)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember_zfDDSdoMvNbj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;164&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember_z8xcHhcIh64b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;84&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zy8TaPoCjfz1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;215&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zQ6O3d8TF372" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;119&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zBieo1aX5GVh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;66&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The sensitivity analysis of these derivative financial instruments
is presented as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89B_eifrs-full--SensitivityAnalysisForEachTypeOfMarketRisk_pn6n6_zymturIe5JIk" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_z2taZJryKaFf" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 42%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I&#160;&#160;&#160;(&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario II&#160;&#160;(&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CDI vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_zo6301VdUSY6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(83)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z221nFpSdN7a" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(430)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zMi1VwUl0vgd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(777)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_z8cBLydSGUrh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(83)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zUunCwQXx5Ra" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(133)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zYYEOUDLqHw2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(189)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_zWro9wM2QXf5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(83)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zltd3M2Iqzuj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(123)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_z8sR2dAie4M2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(162)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zf7w13jTELL2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;430&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zPE6ZgsSh8gb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;777&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;TJLP vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_z0Or3N9bUeZg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zzrJp6zNI6zc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(99)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zCFsPBUApK0k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(148)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_zRTjRXNbVG1a" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zGx0s07HNHEg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_z4kShjJQhWK1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(61)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_zjPAFLA4mql5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zfFDZivppmAe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(60)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zJO4YXAEScEf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(68)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;TJLP interest rate decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember_znuC41FaKT5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z8yAjKuID3Y7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_z42RNgtpNndj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zQyZI5zzMhe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;99&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zt5222EN3Zaj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IPCA swap vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_z3aQCYCQDGle" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z3MIp8gIeMs4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(140)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zrfkn2AGMxDg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(217)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_zJHDa0hpEDDc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zKMHy66mKWP6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(74)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_z91e0XxxsZ89" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(86)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_zuif1ODsUdAb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zjBNCjlkfMla" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(79)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zQWLwnoMNAUc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(95)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;IPCA index decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember_zge24nT6zAJ3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zyGEjOAk0kJc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(72)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zfuQbpu3aG2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(80)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zdoB0RLmsp9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_ztHlZr4mgeEh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;217&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;R$ fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_zRDMt42KHgR2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zTEupK00HNu8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(573)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zAmYXnNtJxE4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,463)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_zlmJkW5fKyfd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zfRkjf8hheb4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;230&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zVeCz9bnYWDl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;136&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_zvYCx3G7Pyp9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zqnfNQ4MsKdk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;146&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zIdZDuKgzBsb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zPmIy1VU2erl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;573&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zkAv0HJWIXi5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,463&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forward&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_zlqOLORIBST3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zMlsdLtFLxrh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(85)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zqk0ugm4u857" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(253)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_z1QyRMStaHea" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zFEILeQQoL83" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zNiZw4JYNmb6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_zUoKUUeIT8af" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zMlXJCCKJbUd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_z89BEeXqTzWh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;48&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zJBI5RqqEkrf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;85&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zOVnK2C6hHy4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;253&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8AB_zjDa0XDjgOYh" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b.ii) Protection program for LIBOR floating
interest rate US$ denominated debt&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company has also exposure to interest rates risks over
loans and financings. The US Dollar floating rate debt in the portfolio consists mainly of loans including export pre-payments, commercial
banks and multilateral organizations loans. In general, such debt instruments are indexed to the LIBOR in US dollar.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;To reduce the cash flow volatility, swap transactions were
implemented to convert interest rate indexed to LIBOR from certain debt instruments into fixed interest rate. In those swaps, the Company
received floating rates and paid fixed rates in US$. In August 2022, this swap operations were terminated and Vale is currently in negotiations
with some financial institutions to replace the reference interest rate of its financial contracts from LIBOR to SOFR, with spread adjustments
to match the transaction costs. However, the Company has maintained its swap strategy for the remaining $150 of debt indexed to LIBOR.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutHedgesExplanatory_pn6n6_zf0QlfwjwH5c" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Protection program for Libor floating interest rate US denominated debt (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zK7X2nRtYXFa" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of protection program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notional&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial Settlement Inflows (Outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Value at Risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Fair value by year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 4%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Index&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;LIBOR vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zR6rgU9SmZo1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;7 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zyMKmsefZPq4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;11 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_ztC7l12chBLf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;46 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zj1Bu67He2yj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;1 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zsqDeWZmztR2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;7 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zCPFCcwDnnAa" title="Derivative assets, notional amount"&gt;150&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zUViYXGyK7Zi" title="Derivative assets, notional amount"&gt;950&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;LIBOR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zw0pGxoJ6f22" title="Derivative receivable interest rate"&gt;0.85&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zqUQEdr9YzR" title="Derivative liabilities, notional amount"&gt;150&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zMon96LvbOs1" title="Derivative liabilities, notional amount"&gt;950&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zv2p3h2gFN6i" title="Derivative payable interest rate"&gt;0.85&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember_zTz31irJdAn8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;7 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember_zAcJSrfhUvm5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;11 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember_zCIkQVBe3WJj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;46 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember_zC84SDlhVYXa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;1 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z2RMVEtqU1e7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;7 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The sensitivity analysis of these derivative financial instruments
is presented as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfSensitivityAnalysisForActuarialAssumptionsExplanatory_hifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_z9VEnBdciiR5" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments (Details 1)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zx4XFOWA8id9" style="display: none"&gt;Sensitivity analysis   derivative financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 39%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 27%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario II&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;LIBOR vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$ LIBOR decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember_z0mV0GY9SHk3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zh6P38YV8Jt6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zRNiWdp1VV94" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Protected item: LIBOR US$ indexed debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$ LIBOR decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zkXNCkWdo99k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_ztPVRPu65Jf6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_z4fdSuXLzr16" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c) Protection program for product prices
and input costs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is also exposed to market risks associated with
the price volatility of commodities and inputs, especially freight and fuel costs. In line with its risk management policy, risk mitigation
strategies involving commodities are used to reduce cash flow volatility. These mitigation strategies incorporate derivative instruments,
predominantly forward, futures and options.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89E_eifrs-full--SensitivityAnalysisForEachTypeOfMarketRisk_hifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardMember_zQCsiRZXmJod" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B1_zPJH7PLngZX8" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of protection program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notional&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial settlement Inflows (Outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Value at Risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value by year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 26%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bought / Sold&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average strike (US$)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brent crude oil (bbl)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Call options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zZtg69ugx2y3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22,600,500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zZDbc1FcdCY2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;762,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_z3lQjPMpbcuh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;100&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zgQ6pGJXH0vd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zumWUxb6u516" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zARhrghUrWec" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zq8cJiKw5GG" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zKwiajGVqVgi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Put options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_zOY1UfSWVIZ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22,600,500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_zPoQ1wtUesD8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;762,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_z7t5z59mlY88" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;66&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_zzfKPAyjtI3h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_z67W83CsXQLk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_zxJpClQeHPZb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z62zFY4a3Bhb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forward Freight Agreement (days)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Freight forwards &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zQWgWZubmX74" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,085&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zaKeYb68LYxc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;330&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_z8By3QZYrtn4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13,765&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_z7tkAHx3viYb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zNV8dLsEAgji" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zY0anERZhCB1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zvi0P24trSZd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zp4LalkmWOwk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardFreightMember_zgDFcThRT2Mh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardFreightMember_znWzkqIbzRpk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardFreightMember_zbVVS2iRpHNl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardFreightMember_zfjOB24WwkS6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;57&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardFreightMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zyVGdDs4mo9j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A5_ztAZ6Z30qoul" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The sensitivity analysis of these derivative financial instruments
is presented as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B4_zGDNc2sSnpje" style="display: none"&gt;&#160;Schedule of sensitivity analysis   derivative financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 40%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 26%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario II &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brent crude oil (bbl)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Price input decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember_z9dGPRTBDZgb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zxDv97bGQMZf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(183)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerCrudeOilOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zc1630ITfmE5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(548)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Protected item: Part of costs linked to fuel oil prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Price input decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zB8KC5VZisw6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;183&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToFuelOilPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zMEnkrP9r2Yg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;548&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Forwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Freight price decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardsFrieghtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember_z9IFqMpCRBQa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardsFrieghtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zLNXWemDWNm1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardsFrieghtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zciqc4smuusi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Protected item: Part of costs linked to maritime freight prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Freight price decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z0HygRwc5Nrk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemPartOfCostsLinkedToBunkerOilPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBunkerOilPriceDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zYRylbM39vH2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A2_zZPFkf1hBDbb" style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brent Crude Oil -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; To
reduce the impact of fluctuations in fuel oil prices on the hiring and availability of maritime freight and, consequently, to reduce the
Company&#x92;s cash flow volatility, hedging operations were carried out through options contracts on Brent Crude Oil for different portions
of the exposure. The derivative transactions were traded over-the-counter and the protected item is part of the costs linked to the price
of fuel oil used on ships. The financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the protected items&#x92; losses/gains.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In 2022, the Company extended, its brent crude oil hedge strategy
for 2023 through options contracts on Brent Crude Oil, for different portions of the exposure, in order to reduce the impact of fluctuations
in fuel oil prices on the hiring and availability of maritime freight and, consequently, to reduce the Company&#x92;s cash flow volatility.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Freight derivative -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
To reduce the impact of maritime freight price volatility on the Company&#x92;s cash flow, freight hedging transactions were implemented,
through Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs). The protected item is part of the costs linked to maritime freight spot prices. The financial
settlement inflows/outflows of the FFAs are offset by the protected items&#x92; losses/gains due to freight price changes. The FFAs are
contracts traded over the counter and can be cleared through a Clearing House, in this case subject to margin requirements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d) Other derivatives, including embedded
derivatives in contracts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutHedgesExplanatory_hifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedDerivativesFinancialInstrumentsForwardsMember_zkuB0QyOKZe9" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Embedded derivatives in contracts (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B9_zTjXX2VpTf0i" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of other
    derivatives&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notional&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial settlement Inflows (Outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Value at Risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair
    value by year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bought / Sold&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average strike (US$/tons)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 4%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fixed price nickel sales protection (tons)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel forwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zI8fx9ONQ6Pf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zyXBdLUtDASi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zPE8tDHp9a8f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;21,214&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zPCafVqyCupg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zdZQHSkf0pE3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zfHFlllNTOtj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_z9IxkKwsGGs5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zV92Pep16Dtg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hedge program for products acquisition for resale (tons)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel forwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_z2PotkpV3HOf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;384&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_zf19RWjSFJ6g" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,206&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_z2ugBEtE8JGc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28,657&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_zX9a4okYu75d" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_zxPXcHCu8x98" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_z8OLXh9dy2Z" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_z9glf3ZQFqie" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zlnv34feBgDf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelForwardsMember_zTiF4hKLVq6a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelForwardsMember_zQKuebjnndGb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelForwardsMember_zbLgaLtfr9li" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelForwardsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z3gXipJdlCal" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CallOptionSpcBroughtMember_zrq2EYGuZzhb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Embedded derivative (pellet price) in natural gas purchase agreement (volume/month)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Call options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_zElRvz3WCnQc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;746,667&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_zvQHOOnD6oZe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;729,571&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_zh5t03XNN553" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;233&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_zcMFR26ggGN1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_zXhyUdIPjUn" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_znvhPfkdCURa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z53LGlKkKmk6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CallOptionsMember_zIwMcVypXUIk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(5)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CallOptionsMember_zZiPCzWDULTf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CallOptionsMember_zrlMzabhbHqd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A8_zZe7KjPco575" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The sensitivity analysis of these derivative financial instruments is presented
as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_ecustom--ScheduleOfSensitivityAnalysisOtherDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zvC9mIY3NdVf" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management -  Sensitiity analysis other derivatives (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B8_zeLqrpPlS9db" style="display: none"&gt;Sensitivity
    analysis of other derivatives financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 48%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario II &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fixed price sales protection (tons)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Forwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel price decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember_zcGXObVqAppk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_za6Ogsz2Uy4f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zOGNH4oXmE4f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Protected item: Part of nickel revenues with fixed prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel price decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemPartOfNickelRevenuesWithFixedPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zrzDWl5L8W04" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemPartOfNickelRevenuesWithFixedPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zhkxBKxdS8Yi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hedge program for products acquisition for resale (tons)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Forwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel price increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember_zN5fJMWGzGA9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z0tTtZLA0xca" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zFCEh0BWMFa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Protected item: Part of revenues from products for resale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel price increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleProtectedItemMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zrqPUdyCpuKi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleProtectedItemMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zzKFvJqhV9Kf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Embedded derivative (pellet price) in natural gas purchase agreement (volume/month)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Embedded derivatives - Gas purchase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Pellet price increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedDerivativesGasPurchaseMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskPelletPriceIncreaseMember_zGFw82IFipp3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedDerivativesGasPurchaseMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskPelletPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zyhrDRzyxNhh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(12)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedDerivativesGasPurchaseMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskPelletPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zQOXDf3sOVTl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AC_zxrnaHUIdUGa" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fixed price sales protection -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
The Company started an operational program to protect nickel sales, converting fixed price commercial contracts with customers to floating
price, therefore maintaining the Company&#x92;s exposure to price fluctuations. The transactions usually carried out in this program
are nickel purchases for future settlement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hedge program for products acquisition
for resale -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company started a hedge program with forward transactions with the objective of reducing the risk of price
mismatch between the period of purchase and sale of products to third parties.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Option related to a Special Purpose
Entity &#x93;SPE&#x94; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company acquired in January 2019 a call option related to shares of certain special purpose
entities, which are part of a wind farm located in Bahia, Brazil. This option was acquired in the context of the Company's signing of
electric power purchase and sale agreements with an SPE, supplied by this wind farm.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Maturity occurred in July 2022, without exercising the option.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Embedded derivative (pellet price) in natural
gas purchase agreement -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company has a natural gas purchase agreement in which the amount charged to Vale changes based
on the pricing level of the pellets sold by the Company to the market.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;








&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;e) Hedge accounting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_891_ecustom--DisclosureOfEffectsOfDerivativesOnOtherComprehensiveIncomeTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zCORQ3ceuB05" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Effects of derivatives on other comprehensive income (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zHAZHlv1WID1" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of effects of derivatives on other comprehensive income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gain (loss) recognized in the other comprehensive income&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 49%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Net investments hedge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NetInvestmentsHedgeMember_z8frucNeQGUb" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognised in other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NetInvestmentsHedgeMember_z66epnVLvFc5" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognised in other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(118)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NetInvestmentsHedgeMember_zDIHIr706fcc" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognised in other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(578)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash flow hedge (Nickel and Palladium)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CashFlowHedgeNickelAndPalladiumMember_zImaeYNFVRnh" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognised in other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CashFlowHedgeNickelAndPalladiumMember_zBuAeLXuLWEa" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognised in other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CashFlowHedgeNickelAndPalladiumMember_zopx2soCvWs8" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognised in other comprehensive income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(105)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_zPTtVJFmdovf" style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net investment hedge -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
The Company uses hedge accounting for foreign exchange risk arising from Vale S.A.&#x92;s net investments in Vale International S.A.
and Vale Holding BV. With the hedge program, the Company's debt with third parties denominated in United States dollars and euros serves
as a hedge instrument for investments in these subsidiaries. In March 2021, the Company redeemed all its euro bonds (note 10). As a result,
the amount of debt designated as a hedge instrument for this investment is US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--FinancialInstrumentsDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__dei--LegalEntityAxis__custom--ValeSaInternationalMember_zCpDUt4UI7I7" title="Financial instruments designated as hedging instruments, at fair value"&gt;2,411&lt;/span&gt; as at December 2022. As a result of the hedge program,
the impact of the exchange rate variation on the debt denominated in dollars and euros is now partially recorded in other comprehensive
income, as &#x93;Translation adjustments&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_899_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutHedgesExplanatory_hifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsBaseMetalDerivativeContractsMember_zOqWNkROsUu1" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Net investment hedge (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B6_zCietKz0ZeQh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of protection program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notional (ton)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial settlement Inflows (Outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Value at Risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value by year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 27%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bought / Sold&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average strike (US$/ton)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nickel Revenue Hedge Program&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Forward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zNHBWRS8KT3e" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,300&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zNlKEJaGDzYk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39,575&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zQUMOs8xSyRe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34,929&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_znwOZ07jYf7c" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zNFM1dHk4CGc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zPxhS7VSgKW4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(277)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_z97HBAlIaBFl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zcydphC0VfSa" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zJD6vyvjRgzf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zzonL9YJV3x5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(26)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zmDdeKLtzhJg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(277)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zXB8Kj3KKXcg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zRaOt0ADtsY3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Palladium Revenue Hedge Program&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Call options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsCallOptionsSoldMember_zh4GNi68h0Tk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44,228&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsCallOptionsSoldMember_zG1HIQX5sfg5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Put options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsPutOptionsBoughtMember_zxOZ692EtHtb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44,228&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsPutOptionsBoughtMember_zNa1b5wcbcii" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsPutOptionsBoughtMember_z5b23xrOu8bg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zIgslSVdblgl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;25&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zHxYuGTWQcy9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8AB_zO6sVDVCgG0f" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The sensitivity analysis of these derivative financial instruments
is presented as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_ecustom--ScheduleOfSensitivityAnalysisOfDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsOfHedgeAccountingTableTextBlock_pn6n6_z30t6AJZPOJl" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Sensitivity analysis of hedge accounting (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zw1Wu0ZfOCn3" style="display: none"&gt;Sensitivity
    analysis of derivative financial instruments of hedge accounting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 39%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I (&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario II (&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nickel Revenue Hedge Program&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel price increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember_zn4Iyp2YwMFe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zTisibGAWk3b" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zhrEpCeRXbbl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(65)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: Part of nickel revenues with fixed sales prices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel price increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramProtectedItemPartOfNickelRevenuesWithFixedSalesPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z9zyk3hCEcXk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramProtectedItemPartOfNickelRevenuesWithFixedSalesPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zTJ79fv2w4Fg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AD_zRkPUsLKpQ47" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow hedge (Nickel)
-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; To reduce the cash flow volatility due to nickel price fluctuations, the Company implemented the Nickel Revenue Hedge
Program in 2019. In this program, hedging operations were executed, through option contracts, to protect a portion of the projected
volume of sales at floating, highly probable realization prices, guaranteeing prices above the average unit cost of nickel
production for the protected volumes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The contracts are traded on the London Metal Exchange or over-the-counter
market and the hedged item's P&amp;amp;L is offset by the hedged item&#x92;s P&amp;amp;L due to Nickel price variation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow hedge (Palladium)
-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; To reduce the volatility of its future cash flows arising from changes in palladium prices, the Company implemented a Palladium
Revenue Hedging Program. Under this program, hedge operations were executed using forwards and option contracts to protect a portion of
the highly probable forecast sales at floating prices. A hedge accounting treatment is given to this program. The derivative transactions
under the program are negotiated over-the-counter and the financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the hedged items&#x92;
losses/gains due to palladium price changes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The contracts are traded on the London Metal Exchange or over-the-counter
market and the hedged item's P&amp;amp;L is offset by the hedged item&#x92;s P&amp;amp;L due to Palladium price variation. In 2022, this program
was concluded.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;f) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;Credit
risk management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is exposed to credit risk that arises from trade
receivables, derivative transactions, guarantees, down payment for suppliers and cash investments. The credit risk management process
provides a framework for assessing and managing counterparties&#x92; credit risk and for maintaining our portfolio risk at an acceptable
level.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;For the commercial credit exposure, which arises from sales
to final customers, the risk management area, in accordance with the current delegation level, approves or requests the approval of credit
risk limits for each counterparty.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Vale attributes an internal credit risk rating for each counterparty
using its own quantitative methodology for credit risk analysis, which is based on market prices, external credit ratings and financial
information of the counterparty, as well as qualitative information regarding the counterparty&#x92;s strategic position and history
of commercial relations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Based on the counterparty&#x92;s credit risk, risk mitigation
strategies may be used to manage the Company&#x92;s credit risk. The main credit risk mitigation strategies include non-recourse sale
of receivables, insurance instruments, letters of credit, corporate and bank guarantees, mortgages, among others.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;f.i) Accounts receivable portfolio&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Vale has a diversified accounts receivable portfolio from a
geographical standpoint, with Asia, Europe and Brazil as the regions with more significant exposures. According to each region, different
guarantees can be used to enhance the credit quality of the receivables. Historically, the expected credit loss on the Company&#x92;s
accounts receivable portfolio is&#160;immaterial (note 11).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;f.ii) Financial instruments, except for
accounts receivable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;To manage the credit exposure arising from cash investments
and derivative instruments, credit limits are approved to each counterparty with whom the Company has credit exposure. Furthermore, the
Company controls the portfolio diversification and monitors different indicators of solvency and liquidity of the different counterparties
that were approved for trading. The carrying amount of the financial assets that represent the exposure to credit risk is presented below:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89D_ecustom--FinancialAssetsExposureToCreditRiskTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zPfs5a35lCo9" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Financial instruments, except for accounts receivable (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B1_zpsK7NjcQD1k" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of carrying amount of the financial assets that represent the exposure to credit risk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 53%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_z7vFAcrD3F5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zGIjFKok3kd4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11,721&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Short-term investments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zJMrKZEJbs59" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zGceG0cThCp" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_za8ZjaKYiP38" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_zIQ8OD3xBnm8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Judicial deposits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zLSQ0VfrXKqg" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zWXaoQqJHkng" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,220&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zAXH58WVgW5h" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;538&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zWCctmoYQCcf" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;131&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments in equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zyxpJQQqqYBj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zgTlwbx8rGw4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zS3YHP95N0bj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,634&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8AB_zJW6N7K3lbRf" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;f.iii) Financial counterparties&#x92; ratings&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The transactions of derivative instruments, cash and cash equivalents
as well as short-term investments are held with financial institutions whose exposure limits are periodically reviewed and approved by
the delegated authority. The financial institutions credit risk is performed through a methodology that considers, among other information,
ratings provided by international rating agencies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The table below presents the ratings in foreign currency as
published by Moody&#x92;s regarding the main financial institutions used by the Company to contract derivative instruments, cash and
cash equivalents transaction.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_890_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfExternalCreditExposuresExplanatory_pn6n6_zik8IVbA4zre" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Financial counterparties' ratings (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zDpgthgefXnd" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of ratings published by Moody's regarding the main financial institutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 44%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash and cash equivalents and investment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Derivatives&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash and cash equivalents and investment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Derivatives&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Aa1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa1RatingMember_zssDq8ECDUmk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa1RatingMember_zPeaOj21sj2d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;128&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Aa2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa2RatingMember_zkmBXwnMGMZf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa2RatingMember_zUoAKEAqaLoj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa2RatingMember_z4I9rJzpdoh1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;285&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa2RatingMember_zdX2KDztvvF1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Aa3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa3RatingMember_zfNy2Pp5TEW7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;239&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa3RatingMember_zE8743RvMuMg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;495&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa3RatingMember_zVG1rMyptioc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;A1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA1RatingMember_zi7W75hPbUui" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,746&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA1RatingMember_zMf5soDAvh36" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA1RatingMember_zHcn1HeWyqKg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,145&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA1RatingMember_z1OOYnK07r98" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;A2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA2RatingMember_zltnt1drqx8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;938&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA2RatingMember_zDLdhBJfCkx2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;146&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA2RatingMember_zzAcFbQqtYeg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,478&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA2RatingMember_zIwkDx8LaQMl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;A3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA3RatingMember_zwIEw8XcxaC6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;918&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA3RatingMember_zX87tfTIbtZ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA3RatingMember_zrTdSR0DpQj2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,518&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA3RatingMember_zaOJ0LAESsxk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Baa1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBaa1RatingMember_z64gwJ0vOQcb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Baa2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBaa2RatingMember_zaukkZ0Bhpu" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBaa2RatingMember_ztB9pUaMHJC2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ba2 (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa2RatingMember_fKGkp_z9oIv2jnrazh" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;411&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa2RatingMember_fKGkp_zDdOU2A9lAV2" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;176&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa2RatingMember_fKGkp_zoqBahD1afb2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,763&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa2RatingMember_fKGkp_zui7T3x4gRz7" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ba3 (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa3RatingMember_fKGkp_za4Bwbcwn279" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa3RatingMember_fKGkp_zgqPEbC3Tjp1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa3RatingMember_fKGkp_zWy8sc6e6mw3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,988&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__custom--MoodySOtherRatingMember_zm9l5hJ3ryG5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__custom--MoodySOtherRatingMember_zHMJqRO0KIa7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__custom--MoodySOtherRatingMember_zkasliPL4Hii" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_ziW0dSTVm5Z" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,797&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_z6R46Ramk6M6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;538&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zUGcqHmpuTKd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,905&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zpyfQN7gQWqb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;131&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F0C_z4ol70HHxs6d" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F10_zQN381LOyyh7" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;A substantial part of the balances is held with financial institutions in Brazil and, in local currency,
they are deemed investment grade&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_zqMMosxiV0H2" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;g) Liquidity risk management&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The liquidity risk arises from the possibility that Vale might
not perform its obligations on due dates, as well as face difficulties to meet its cash requirements due to market liquidity constraints.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The available revolving credit facilities are intended to assist
short term liquidity management and to enable more efficiency in cash management and were provided by a syndicate of several global commercial
banks. The Company has two revolving credit facilities, in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--NotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--RevolvingCreditsFacilityMember_z5zFeOZvSFfb" title="Notional amount"&gt;5,000&lt;/span&gt;, for which US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--NotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--RevolvingCreditFacilitiesDueMarch2024Member_zJAJIcHkHECd" title="Notional amount"&gt;3,000&lt;/span&gt; have maturity date in 2024 and US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--NotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--RevolvingCreditFacilitiesDueMarch2026Member_zXwR05zkXt9j" title="Notional amount"&gt;2,000&lt;/span&gt;
in 2026. As at December 31, 2022, these lines are undrawn.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p id="xdx_84D_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAndHedgingExplanatory_zhN4MJYc1ZE9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 1pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
Company uses financial instruments to hedge its exposure to certain market risks arising from operational, financing and investing activities.
Derivatives are included within financial assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss unless they are designated as effective
hedging instruments (hedge accounting).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_86B_z6oFpYq4m6Vd" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 1pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal"&gt;Derivative financial instruments&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;At
the beginning of the hedge operations, the Company documents the type of hedge, the relation between the hedging instrument and hedged
items, its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge operations. The Company also documents, both at hedge inception
and on an ongoing basis that the hedge is expected to continue to be highly effective. The Company has elected to adopt the new general
hedge accounting model in IFRS 9 and designates certain derivatives as either:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Cash
flow hedge -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives
that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in equity within "Unrealized fair value gain (losses)". The
gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the income statement. When a hedging instrument expires
or is sold, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain or loss existing in equity at that
time remains in equity and is recognized in profit or loss when the transaction is recognized in the income statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Net
investment hedge -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;Hedges of net investments in foreign operations are accounted
for similarly to cash flow hedges. Any gain or loss on the hedging instrument relating to the effective portion of the hedge is recognized
in equity within "Cumulative translation adjustments". The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately
in the income statement. Gains and losses accumulated in equity are included in the statement of income when the foreign operation is
partially or fully disposed of or sold.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Derivatives
at fair value through profit or loss - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;Certain derivative instruments do not
qualify for hedge accounting. Changes in the fair value of any of these derivative instruments are recognized immediately in the income
statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The fair values of financial instruments
that are not traded in active markets are determined using valuation techniques. Vale uses its own judgment to choose between the various
methods. Assumptions are based on the market conditions, at the end of the year. An analysis of the impact if actual results are different
from management's estimates is present under &#x93;Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_z8aoSCgEgaO6" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of derivatives effects on statement of financial position&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign exchange and interest rate risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;CDI &amp;amp; TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zoiBrFCCJVsk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zPUGy9HZYekl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;144&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zrW47JHyeDUj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;591&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;IPCA swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z3qcsjmT2I4j" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zkpO2XeAiyed" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zxRmPn6FyY5j" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;119&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Dollar swap and forward transactions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zdVRhqByKgXf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;407&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zcI3sc5Ir82e" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zhtfS1gMPzCa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zuQvgugVLj6a" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;LIBOR swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zQICcYLoeOQ5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zoe55By3k5Ah" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zCacWOhCiNr4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zveLPcRwvlo3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;425&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zQKhPaF5L8qf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;214&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zUkSLxBYCQL7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;82&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zUY503OEte8l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;806&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commodities price risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Gasoil, Brent and freight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zYKm7Ynd78A5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zYoIMO2ys4mg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_znbi4A6NfO4g" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zU5nMMHP6hi8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy Transition Materials &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zXldhnbQTIR7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zw9XS50iloQl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zaghCMOzioU" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z4PMobvsa4l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zcV0KfKqCZoe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;113&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z5KsDxIvSl81" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;57&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zOHHYRmOfY6l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;36&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zoV67MC2pqPe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;29&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z6mZHD7fzRJb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember_z3Vkj1jhxkX4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zVqDw8Wf5P74" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;538&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zXLFhJV2WwDe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;276&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zbXO5bvRqq71" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;131&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zeO41fEEuS5a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;835&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a.ii) Net exposure&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 52%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign exchange and interest rate risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;CDI &amp;amp; TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zPBuv2FwYKva" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(133)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zUKdguHjn3Y1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(591)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;IPCA swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_ziuNbXiT73D9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z199QAuOZBW3" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(78)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Dollar swap and forward transactions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zrxr5cOKMv5a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zAeDkQfPyhoe" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(66)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;LIBOR swap (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zXRwKPUF6baa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zEbfDNheZn8e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zzTZxbUg6uUf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;211&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zlZVjFa3JdNg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(724)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commodities price risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Gasoil, Brent and freight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zQcL22uyzUJ9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zxL4hIvgEsN5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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United Kingdom, announced the discontinuation of the LIBOR rate for all terms in pounds, euros, Swiss francs, yen and for terms of one
week and two months in dollars at the end of December 2021 and the other terms at the end of June 2023. Vale is in negotiations with
some financial institutions to replace the reference interest rate of its financial contracts from LIBOR to Secured Overnight Financing
Rate ("SOFR"), with spread adjustments to match the transaction costs. The Company does not expect material impacts on the cash flows
of these operations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zYtgzWs7LkDg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(746)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zrGW6qebQZG2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z3NtSXTMMbn8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Eurobonds swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zOaRTG5nlHFl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(28)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zsMJXmJpOfN7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Dollar swap and forward operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(b.ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zmbm0eNdtEhf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zTmBd16B41qk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zPWOmD33xSb6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_z3o1UTIaVgO5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,130&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zv37Yq4EgG57" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(159)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_z9Ei0pXp5eOj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,147)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commodities price risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Gasoil, Brent and freight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z8pcHibcXkVh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zgKVS7zBKvmf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;127&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zjVaZmCcJuF7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(134)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zhNCC6WI1yS" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zGofqr212Qtd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zrtVtxCdg9jb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z2r0XHIUDLg1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;43&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zN3glaZUul95" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;125&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zsFe68TcwWW9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(124)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_ziGJB0RQbf5d" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zWJLSVTIQpsk" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zuu9KEEAtye1" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zCOjPEmByK7d" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,154&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_ztBAvfPeZdi9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(23)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainLossOnHedgeIneffectivenessRecognisedInProfitOrLoss_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember_zO4x8pgInaZa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,210)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;a.iv)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Effects
of derivatives on the cash flows&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007A7E 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial settlement inflows (outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign exchange and interest rate risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;CDI &amp;amp; TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z9d6EySReAB" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(98)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zOiBEnxt1vgh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(142)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CdiTjlpVersusUsdFixedAndFloatingRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zjBOssFOZtrj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(141)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;IPCA swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zoZtrkoHBKr" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z0IkDlOSdPC7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Eurobonds swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(29)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Dollar swap and forward operations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zLqUatgqqi1l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_zuDtK4ggfL1c" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(79)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DollarSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_z5ivfBPrfUnc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(49)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;LIBOR swap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(b.ii)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_z8LOPOQJTL56" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LiborSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zXNZDchkVPKe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Forwards (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zoaqjH5KDm07" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForwardsMember_fKGkp_zQGBWOa1jQ4h" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;160&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zxuLYJlRdADb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(270)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--ForeignExchangeAndInterestRateRiskMember_fKGkp_zYMVr6nhbV5k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(196)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commodities price risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Gasoil, Brent and freight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zxzBEEEVQ0zh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z5PXF3Ssph75" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;205&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilGasoilAndBrentMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zjpBRFSyEkVb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(206)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy Transition Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(d)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zAK2GvvsWYg2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EnergyTransitionMaterialsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zrYrYykvjxcj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zbd5GN5BYXI8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;19&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zq8D7u8AClG3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;205&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_zMmT7hMOLKEa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(198)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--NotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--OtherOptionsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__ifrs-full--CommodityPriceRiskMember_z327g62yVwgb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;68&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Derivatives designated as cash flow hedge accounting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CommodityContractForNickelMember_zfou3WbSzLpb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(277)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CommodityContractForNickelMember_zPduVpu8IWTk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(67)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CommodityContractForNickelMember_znVRq4IPBrLf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Palladium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20(e)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumMember_zzbKbUoplRNg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumMember_zKfzNTqLxzH6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Coal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--HedgingInstrumentsAxis__custom--DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CoalMember_zD8QamOSPye8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(70)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutHedgesExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_EurobondsWithDerivativeOffsetMember">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutHedgesExplanatory_hifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsWithDerivativeOffsetMember_zVkzRP0jPvj" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Protection programs for the R and EUR denominated debt instruments and other liabilities (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BF_zSMwUdwDWjI" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of protection program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notional&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial Settlement Inflows (Outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value by year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Index&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 4%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 4%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2024&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2025+&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zivCMXgD391f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(83)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zfzszfDuSNpk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(461)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zxG5mpvpb2R8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(61)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zDN06L7otcrc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zWHZsLRNepg9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zAM0rL2LfsA2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zSaCmwlaKeQa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z9OP1kE9rFL4" title="Receivable"&gt;6,356&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z7UiMkFWs7Xe" title="Receivable"&gt;8,142&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zF4N1STzWuj9" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;100.13&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zCYdQGiCVfKi" title="Payable"&gt;1,475&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_ziQx0IhPiu41" title="Payable"&gt;1,906&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zLXkTYSV1tu4" title="Average payable rate"&gt;1.80&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;TJLP vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z6YVJfwgs1Rg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zHeryh0aDRv7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zZyuJR1vz6Ye" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(37)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zKE550crdUCh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z9GuBPgV25g9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zqjqjmZDj3wf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zf7Whl20Hmia" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(37)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zP7FGi1NhBYk" title="Receivable"&gt;814&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zOXwoiCiMt46" title="Receivable"&gt;1,192&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;TJLP +&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zYuJQHH4kND6" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;1.05&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z3MIMjoFIUy" title="Payable"&gt;204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zV6rF4cs1yPl" title="Payable"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z7vmBuz7CmR6" title="Average payable rate"&gt;3.44&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember_zBL309wcjrLd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(133)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember_zJRkMSakPeVi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(591)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember_zVkRl4U3JAZf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(98)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember_zF3wZAwn4Ike" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zFOF13Yjv0Re" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(25)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zCIErla9KxVe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(20)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CDIAndTJLPMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zVQGlmWqf507" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(88)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IPCA vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zm0Xuk0taJfk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_ze99C0vfaWS" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(118)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zgCrasqgb7m9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zGEbCKFvnX4j" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_z47K7iCHSgd2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zr6AFET03dR" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(53)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zv0Ux8sMxep3" title="Receivable"&gt;1,294&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zEwaUTiCxTe3" title="Receivable"&gt;1,508&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;IPCA +&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zyQMKtIPAp23" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;4.54&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z8pgWG3DEnh7" title="Payable"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zQbvOMu0RyMe" title="Payable"&gt;373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_za8kEW8wCGnl" title="Average payable rate"&gt;3.88&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IPCA vs. CDI swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_zf6YZrA9ONCe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_zHPOyjdrhm62" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;51&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_z5mi8g5RXCd3" title="Receivable"&gt;769&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;IPCA +&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_z4GiTl4UOdS8" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;0.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_zxVWYoClFIga" title="Payable"&gt;1,350&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IpcaVersusCdiSwapMember_zgLlcz5sv1k1" title="Average payable rate"&gt;0.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember_zn4lWGp65bm2" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(63)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember_z6ezuTU56e9a" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(78)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember_zJ9ZPmzdGMoj" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;56&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember_znrVKAyrEald" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zqhKeCX4Czsa" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(10)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IPCAMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zrhaY9dxXV15" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(53)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;R$ fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zOxfsEzehE7d" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z5Bm8GglV2T4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(62)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zgPAgYUyL056" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zmeIvXvR9ZN2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;71&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zO0oCg8N6XX3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zWB6Zi1F9DHj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;107&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_zVsa1MtJWXA1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Receivable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zQP7uUx44UBl" title="Receivable"&gt;20,854&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z7FnOtHpkwA3" title="Receivable"&gt;5,730&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativeReceivableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zItXAJoebMpd" title="Average receivable rate"&gt;7.48&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zcKhHrsNEOT3" title="Payable"&gt;3,948&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zhI7XCEXGbk1" title="Payable"&gt;1,084&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zk9D0ljKckSh" title="Average payable rate"&gt;0.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forward&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zkzz3WEFog3" title="Payable"&gt;4,342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ &lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DerivativeAssetsNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uBRL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zig3BufRrSHk" title="Receivable"&gt;6,013&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zts9cpbeo8d8" title="Average payable rate"&gt;5.39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zuFT1CvOu8oh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zfB5979L4V8c" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zI0Te52Jeqrg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow inflow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;127&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember_zZCOFuOwZVGi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_z1PDqiRAuGXg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;67&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zEBHP5GkTH9c" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanTwoYearAndThereAfterMember_z0lcsLoIQoo9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_z2taZJryKaFf" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I&#160;&#160;&#160;(&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario II&#160;&#160;(&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CDI vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z221nFpSdN7a" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(430)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_z8cBLydSGUrh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(83)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zUunCwQXx5Ra" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(133)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zYYEOUDLqHw2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(189)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zf7w13jTELL2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;430&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianInterbankInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zPE6ZgsSh8gb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;777&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;TJLP vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_z0Or3N9bUeZg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zzrJp6zNI6zc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(99)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zCFsPBUApK0k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(148)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_zRTjRXNbVG1a" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zGx0s07HNHEg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_z4kShjJQhWK1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(61)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_zjPAFLA4mql5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zfFDZivppmAe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(60)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zJO4YXAEScEf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(68)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;TJLP interest rate decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember_znuC41FaKT5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z8yAjKuID3Y7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskTjlpInterestRateDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_z42RNgtpNndj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zQyZI5zzMhe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;99&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LongTermInterestRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zt5222EN3Zaj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IPCA swap vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_z3aQCYCQDGle" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z3MIp8gIeMs4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(140)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zrfkn2AGMxDg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(217)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_zJHDa0hpEDDc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zKMHy66mKWP6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(74)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_z91e0XxxsZ89" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(86)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_zuif1ODsUdAb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zjBNCjlkfMla" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(79)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zQWLwnoMNAUc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(95)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;IPCA index decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember_zge24nT6zAJ3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zyGEjOAk0kJc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(72)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskIpcaIndexDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zfuQbpu3aG2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(80)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zdoB0RLmsp9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;140&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NdiceNacionalDePreosAoConsumidorAmploVersusUSFixedRateSwapMembeMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_ztHlZr4mgeEh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;217&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;R$ fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_zRDMt42KHgR2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zTEupK00HNu8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(573)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zAmYXnNtJxE4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,463)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember_zlmJkW5fKyfd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zfRkjf8hheb4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;230&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSInterestRateInsideBrazilDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zVeCz9bnYWDl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;136&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Brazilian interest rate increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember_zvYCx3G7Pyp9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zqnfNQ4MsKdk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;146&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianInterestRateIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zIdZDuKgzBsb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Protected item: R$ denominated debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zPmIy1VU2erl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;573&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianRealFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciation1Member__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zkAv0HJWIXi5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,463&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forward&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;R$ depreciation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember_zlqOLORIBST3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--ForwardContractMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskBrazilianRealDepreciationMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zMlsdLtFLxrh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(85)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notional&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial Settlement Inflows (Outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Value at Risk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Fair value by year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 4%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Index&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;LIBOR vs. US$ fixed rate swap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zR6rgU9SmZo1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;7 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zyMKmsefZPq4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;11 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_ztC7l12chBLf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;46 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zj1Bu67He2yj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;1 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;US$ &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--DerivativeLiabilitiesNotionalAmount_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zMon96LvbOs1" title="Derivative liabilities, notional amount"&gt;950&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DerivativePayableInterestRate_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EuroFixedRateVersusUSFixedRateSwapMember_zv2p3h2gFN6i" title="Derivative payable interest rate"&gt;0.85&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember_zAcJSrfhUvm5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;11 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember_zCIkQVBe3WJj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;46 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember_zC84SDlhVYXa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivatives settlement cash outflow (inflow)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;1 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--LIBORMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z2RMVEtqU1e7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center" title="Derivative financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;7 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The sensitivity analysis of these derivative financial instruments
is presented as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfSensitivityAnalysisForActuarialAssumptionsExplanatory_hifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_z9VEnBdciiR5" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial and capital risk management - Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments (Details 1)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 39%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 27%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario II&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$ LIBOR decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember_z0mV0GY9SHk3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zh6P38YV8Jt6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zRNiWdp1VV94" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$ LIBOR decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zkXNCkWdo99k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_ztPVRPu65Jf6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 27%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zh6P38YV8Jt6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--USFloatingRateVersusUSFixedSwapRateMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zRNiWdp1VV94" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$ LIBOR decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zkXNCkWdo99k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemLiborUSIndexedDebtMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskUSLiborDecreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_ztPVRPu65Jf6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B1_zPJH7PLngZX8" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of protection program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial settlement Inflows (Outflows)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value by year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 26%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bought / Sold&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average strike (US$)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 5%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Call options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zZtg69ugx2y3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22,600,500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zZDbc1FcdCY2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;762,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_z3lQjPMpbcuh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;100&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zgQ6pGJXH0vd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zumWUxb6u516" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zARhrghUrWec" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember_zq8cJiKw5GG" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilCallOptionsBoughtMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zKwiajGVqVgi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Put options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_zOY1UfSWVIZ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22,600,500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_zPoQ1wtUesD8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;762,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_z7t5z59mlY88" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;66&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_zzfKPAyjtI3h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_z67W83CsXQLk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember_zxJpClQeHPZb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilPutOptionsSoldMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z62zFY4a3Bhb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forward Freight Agreement (days)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Freight forwards &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zQWgWZubmX74" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,085&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zaKeYb68LYxc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;330&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_z8By3QZYrtn4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13,765&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_z7tkAHx3viYb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zNV8dLsEAgji" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zY0anERZhCB1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember_zvi0P24trSZd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ValuesAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BunkerOilForwardsContractBoughtMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zp4LalkmWOwk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B4_zGDNc2sSnpje" style="display: none"&gt;&#160;Schedule of sensitivity analysis   derivative financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 26%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bought / Sold&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average strike (US$/tons)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 4%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel forwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zI8fx9ONQ6Pf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zyXBdLUtDASi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zPE8tDHp9a8f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;21,214&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zPCafVqyCupg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zdZQHSkf0pE3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_zfHFlllNTOtj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember_z9IxkKwsGGs5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionNickelForwardsBoughtMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zV92Pep16Dtg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hedge program for products acquisition for resale (tons)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nickel forwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_z2PotkpV3HOf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;384&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_zf19RWjSFJ6g" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,206&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_z2ugBEtE8JGc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28,657&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_zX9a4okYu75d" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_zxPXcHCu8x98" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_z8OLXh9dy2Z" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember_z9glf3ZQFqie" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleNickelForwardsSoldMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zlnv34feBgDf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelForwardsMember_zTiF4hKLVq6a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelForwardsMember_zQKuebjnndGb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelForwardsMember_zbLgaLtfr9li" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ValueAtRisks_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelForwardsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z3gXipJdlCal" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Call options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CallOptionSpcBroughtMember_zFD8oVZQhCS2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;137,751,623&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CallOptionSpcBroughtMember_zrq2EYGuZzhb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Embedded derivative (pellet price) in natural gas purchase agreement (volume/month)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Call options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_zElRvz3WCnQc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;746,667&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_zvQHOOnD6oZe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;729,571&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedCallOptionsSoldMember_zh5t03XNN553" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;233&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel price decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember_zcGXObVqAppk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_za6Ogsz2Uy4f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedPriceSalesProtectionForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zOGNH4oXmE4f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel price decrease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--ProtectedItemPartOfNickelRevenuesWithFixedPricesMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zhkxBKxdS8Yi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Forwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel price increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember_zN5fJMWGzGA9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_z0tTtZLA0xca" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleForwardsMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zFCEh0BWMFa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Protected item: Part of revenues from products for resale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Nickel price increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;n.a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleProtectedItemMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIMember_zrqPUdyCpuKi" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--HedgeProgramForProductsAcquisitionForResaleProtectedItemMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskNickelPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zzKFvJqhV9Kf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Pellet price increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EmbeddedDerivativesGasPurchaseMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfRisksAxis__custom--RiskPelletPriceIncreaseMember__srt--StatementScenarioAxis__custom--SensitivityScenarioIiMember_zQOXDf3sOVTl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bought / Sold&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average strike (US$/ton)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Forward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zNHBWRS8KT3e" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,300&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NominalAmountOfHedgingInstrument_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zNlKEJaGDzYk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Nominal amount of hedging instrument"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39,575&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AverageStrikeRatePerTon_pip0_uPure_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zQUMOs8xSyRe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average strike per ton"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34,929&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_znwOZ07jYf7c" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zNFM1dHk4CGc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_zPxhS7VSgKW4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(277)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember_z97HBAlIaBFl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgingProgramsForwardOptionsSoldMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zcydphC0VfSa" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt double; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zJD6vyvjRgzf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zzonL9YJV3x5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(26)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zmDdeKLtzhJg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(277)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember_zXB8Kj3KKXcg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ValueAtRisk_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--NickelRevenueHedgeProgramMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zRaOt0ADtsY3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Value at risk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Palladium Revenue Hedge Program&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Call options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsCallOptionsSoldMember_zh4GNi68h0Tk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44,228&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsCallOptionsSoldMember_zG1HIQX5sfg5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Put options&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--NotionalAmountPerBarrel_iI_uBBL_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsPutOptionsBoughtMember_zxOZ692EtHtb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Notional amount per barrel"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44,228&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--DerivativeFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsPutOptionsBoughtMember_zNa1b5wcbcii" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Fair value of liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativesSettlementCashOutflowInflow_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PalladiumRevenueHedgingProgramsPutOptionsBoughtMember_z5b23xrOu8bg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial settlement inflows outflows"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instrument's main risk events&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Probable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario I (&#x2206; of 25%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scenario II (&#x2206; of 50%)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zAXH58WVgW5h" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;538&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zgTlwbx8rGw4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zS3YHP95N0bj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,634&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z8W6RpKGTsBf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13,379&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash and cash equivalents and investment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash and cash equivalents and investment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Derivatives&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa1RatingMember_zPeaOj21sj2d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;128&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Aa2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa2RatingMember_zkmBXwnMGMZf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa2RatingMember_zUoAKEAqaLoj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa2RatingMember_z4I9rJzpdoh1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;285&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa2RatingMember_zdX2KDztvvF1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Aa3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa3RatingMember_zfNy2Pp5TEW7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;239&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa3RatingMember_zE8743RvMuMg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;495&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysAa3RatingMember_zVG1rMyptioc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;A1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA1RatingMember_zi7W75hPbUui" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,746&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA1RatingMember_zMf5soDAvh36" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA1RatingMember_zHcn1HeWyqKg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,145&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA1RatingMember_z1OOYnK07r98" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;A2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA2RatingMember_zltnt1drqx8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;938&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA2RatingMember_zDLdhBJfCkx2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;146&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA2RatingMember_zzAcFbQqtYeg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,478&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA2RatingMember_zIwkDx8LaQMl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;A3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA3RatingMember_zwIEw8XcxaC6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;918&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA3RatingMember_zX87tfTIbtZ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA3RatingMember_zrTdSR0DpQj2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,518&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysA3RatingMember_zaOJ0LAESsxk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Baa1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBaa1RatingMember_z64gwJ0vOQcb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Baa2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBaa2RatingMember_zaukkZ0Bhpu" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBaa2RatingMember_ztB9pUaMHJC2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ba2 (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa2RatingMember_fKGkp_z9oIv2jnrazh" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;411&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa2RatingMember_fKGkp_zDdOU2A9lAV2" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;176&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa2RatingMember_fKGkp_zoqBahD1afb2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,763&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa2RatingMember_fKGkp_zui7T3x4gRz7" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ba3 (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember__ifrs-full--ExternalCreditGradesAxis__srt--MoodysBa3RatingMember_fKGkp_za4Bwbcwn279" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CreditExposure_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zpyfQN7gQWqb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Credit exposure"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;131&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
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  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F10_zQN381LOyyh7" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;A substantial part of the balances is held with financial institutions in Brazil and, in local currency,
they are deemed investment grade&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


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    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAndHedgingExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84D_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAndHedgingExplanatory_zhN4MJYc1ZE9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 1pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
Company uses financial instruments to hedge its exposure to certain market risks arising from operational, financing and investing activities.
Derivatives are included within financial assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss unless they are designated as effective
hedging instruments (hedge accounting).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_86B_z6oFpYq4m6Vd" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 1pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal"&gt;Derivative financial instruments&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;At
the beginning of the hedge operations, the Company documents the type of hedge, the relation between the hedging instrument and hedged
items, its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge operations. The Company also documents, both at hedge inception
and on an ongoing basis that the hedge is expected to continue to be highly effective. The Company has elected to adopt the new general
hedge accounting model in IFRS 9 and designates certain derivatives as either:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Cash
flow hedge -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives
that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in equity within "Unrealized fair value gain (losses)". The
gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the income statement. When a hedging instrument expires
or is sold, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain or loss existing in equity at that
time remains in equity and is recognized in profit or loss when the transaction is recognized in the income statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Net
investment hedge -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;Hedges of net investments in foreign operations are accounted
for similarly to cash flow hedges. Any gain or loss on the hedging instrument relating to the effective portion of the hedge is recognized
in equity within "Cumulative translation adjustments". The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately
in the income statement. Gains and losses accumulated in equity are included in the statement of income when the foreign operation is
partially or fully disposed of or sold.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Derivatives
at fair value through profit or loss - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;Certain derivative instruments do not
qualify for hedge accounting. Changes in the fair value of any of these derivative instruments are recognized immediately in the income
statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The fair values of financial instruments
that are not traded in active markets are determined using valuation techniques. Vale uses its own judgment to choose between the various
methods. Assumptions are based on the market conditions, at the end of the year. An analysis of the impact if actual results are different
from management's estimates is present under &#x93;Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments&#x94;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAndHedgingExplanatory>
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&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_027"/&gt;21.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_82D_z6Vg3MTsGUw3"&gt;Financial assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company classifies its
financial instruments in accordance with the purpose for which they were acquired, and determines the classification and initial recognition
according to the following categories:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zI0vvf3wFsPh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of financial instruments classification based on its recognition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 23%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amortized cost&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At fair value through OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At fair value through profit or loss&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amortized cost&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At fair value through OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At fair value through profit or loss&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zR9xCgJGuph" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zuxHu2741V4f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zoxSJslA05Dj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,721&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zWxOW7q0VmL3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,721&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Short-term investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zrkUIakVMCJg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zdv3KGj22ja1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zlvCYLuACIq9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zufKxOoGOA2c" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zL57cqknqpJ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zItHWrhHWMqf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zfKc5bLsgjQc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;111&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zBLfM7yI5Vf3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;111&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accounts receivable &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zO2uyQnVfYT" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;538&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zQ1x1m5puy8b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,781&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z96Tw8vGf29e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,319&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zk1bQYrCXbbc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;703&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z5qDQed5yyze" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z51srEgfGlh1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,914&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z1WVE6CMrfPb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,274&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zbnZpRKFiCwe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,184&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231_zYVd7ClDceeb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,458&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zJ8QrqGK1wMe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,424&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_z9z7AREOd11a" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,506&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231_zzVTVBukRRcf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15,930&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Judicial deposits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zdY3KvgQYZ6d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zLidgY9FOeO2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zsmrSoPRp8Oe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,220&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zN5MHzzim5u8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,220&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_z28tOSoTasTg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_zJRFnhyZR45i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_zCdzMTffqKb4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_z4l8RYSUica" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zDHL0Bm4ndad" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zykY9CFyDaM4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zxSCRLzHmRGk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zwzzdhBvn9Ha" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Investments in equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zongu3RsXeZd" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zvER0lgUFmp4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zQnfefBcfPwj" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zEO6pcpJmD35" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zvfHJo6dM9A2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,292&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zknZrgcQ58v" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zgQnlS7HAGG7" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;196&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zxbBmi0A3sJ9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,495&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zKewKPm9vrcj" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,337&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_ztJkg5oiJUI6" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zitbNAQ1Hvl5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zohOs92GkI27" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,363&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zOYdkdtfXvW5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,566&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zvUEiknb0zO9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zwYK58LDD432" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,380&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zHy01neuTiS2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,953&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zZ54Oub7dVXf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13,761&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zju5rra0dUN7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_z3z4xWTWHWkh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,526&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zsAXg0KAazFi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,293&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Suppliers and contractors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_zoLpvXYnVcke" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,461&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_zaZxdcObADw6" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,461&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_zmOMrQCfnCJc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,475&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_zJXchGUAfbv3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,475&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_z4U7VRUmbHAi" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zvtSfsWmL4T4" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_z1tWCCwXP3i3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zBLu4FhqARTi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Loans, borrowings and leases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zzTUKg1nF56f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;489&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zcOYFZmw0X0b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;489&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_z7C6jTFfq9Ef" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_z5t3wuNGXyLi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Liabilities related to the concession grant &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zW8jxiAeTNT2" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zgSYOo1ptBKl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zGrT4ErnM7db" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_z23YYeDHkgr3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other financial liabilities - Related parties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_zlqqcKnsr2x3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_zV3WPEfNSTgk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_zlrOz7HKhmPa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;393&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_zncdUtDqooge" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;393&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Contract liability and other advances&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ContractLiabilityMember_zBqK9dc4Jnz7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ContractLiabilityMember_z5mD2gqM9Oj7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ContractLiabilityMember_z0p5fqqGrp27" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ContractLiabilityMember_zjAW4eFb3r8l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zcmISEw2gjNc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,532&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zuUTFOSB1AIf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;90&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zL7NYJf1k2Zf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,622&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zHU8mAVWCJ88" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,748&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zB4y8ksD9CAa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;243&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zfhXc0wde01d" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,991&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zYUJCcD8QRUj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zywK0G4nypG5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zMwdqAIY5P01" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;592&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zz9Fe2Aorp5d" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;592&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Loans, borrowings and leases &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zNCBsbgixZ9i" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,223&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_z3hwtgYM5j7k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,223&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zL5IXqGN52F6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,578&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zLptvvUU8zj5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,578&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Participative shareholders' debentures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zVypAM5kaxf3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_z1bgv0UzO2pg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zMvkIft3icO6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,419&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zARakyHyqDU5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,419&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Liabilities related to the concession grant &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zoM4inAeBJL9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,554&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zRd9O3gFz8ml" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,554&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zqOoSmVsFdxd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_z9WRYs0Lh56h" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Financial guarantees &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zx2LZfHzMxtb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_z8fC0agJmA7j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_z1VrP3AV4W57" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;542&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zAm2s6LvSlvf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;542&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zeDbcY5t5796" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14,777&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_za5tXHLMiRwh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,014&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zr7V2BeLf1Z8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,791&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z9N31UoYLx9f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14,015&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zw3A7XChDaNk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,553&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zVEcPatjO5A6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,568&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zu4a2RtDJbhb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;21,309&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zMFncMpOPDKg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,104&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zvzGggoMMJDa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24,413&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z0r9ua2M2PB6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20,763&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zXa8qPHam8db" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,796&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zI13fs6fsUT8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;25,559&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8AA_zsipnMbI4FAh" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Hierarchy of fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89B_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfFairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory_pn6n6_zf5QMOLJCWS1" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial assets and liabilities - Hierarchy of fair value (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zkHUlViKWtEi" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of assets and liabilities measured and recognized at fair value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 30%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Short-term investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_zFGscEkwmyK8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_z7HSAHQkuSFk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;61&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_zkt01hOg5Hle" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_zX98CZEqQHo6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;184&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z4lPv3GDrIc3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;538&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zBLAc7Ec6fd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;538&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkSaQdkn1k0f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;118&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zFMfhAQZN628" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zMob8PWr2By4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;131&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Accounts receivable &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcsoLTWFFule" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,781&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zTN9u2xOFROf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,781&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqSfsHiKSKXk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zNhAfPu6Zcj7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,211&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments in equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zwLVT86AO75d" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zdVNJSRO7sTc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zRopLntGTvd7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zb0EBCy0J0j4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmz4fErPXEf6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;68&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zFQihmW56S9l" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,319&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z7Xp80vGBxLk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,387&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zs8UpmhPtKli" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;190&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zhuyHae6MCHi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,329&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zuZ4BuCDs95k" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zKaovKbiD86a" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,532&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zB2KH9u5LcW" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;276&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zYmzFWP3kdT8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;276&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zXyTu1ooTM9l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;835&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zuDzrwuM99Sh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;835&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Participative shareholders' debentures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_za8B9zSd3NZ4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_z7VryL23wVP1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,725&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zi7crgBYnui8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,419&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zEJbfhdruOlh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,419&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial guarantees&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_z1F3KHggjuQk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zbJIvciZdvLi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;103&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zxn8sXrT5rq7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;542&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zXXRNjPHWib" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;542&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_znS8g9rCkQHb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,104&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zsHV5iS3MAK9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,104&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zBCVodCqGoIe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,796&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z3vjOWAWYJyk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,796&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AA_zXPkUF8y5xth" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;There were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 of the fair
value hierarchy during the years presented.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;








&lt;p style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b.i) Changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities
during the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89C_ecustom--ChangesInFinancialAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zky5u1qzR0p3" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial assets and liabilities - Changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities - (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zTeoCwIlDNkb" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Derivative financial instruments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 58%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Assets_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziOEJC7nEP64" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zuf3Rn09Uvnb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl6836"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Gain and losses recognized in income statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zKQwamLaQx15" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Losses recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMTp4TJSOWe8" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Losses recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl6840"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Assets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmPBn4QXSapf" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets at end of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl6842"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zKh2tXDd5ZR7" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities at end of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl6844"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A8_zxSaTNvX9h76" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;c) Fair value of loans and borrowings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Loans and borrowings are
recorded at their contractual values. To determine the market values of these financial instruments traded in public markets, the closing
market quotations on the balance sheet dates were used. The Company considers that for the other financial liabilities measured at amortized
cost, their book values are close to their fair values and therefore information on their fair values is not being presented.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_ecustom--DisclosureOfFairValuesAndCarryingAmountsOfNonCurrentLiabilitiesTextBlock_pn6n6_zY4dDQVLBvTc" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial assets and liabilities - Loans and financing (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_z3O52NMtMndc" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of fair value and carrying amounts of loans and financing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 44%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quoted in the secondary market:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;Bonds&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_zQ21hBk3Uv95" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,157&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_zZXcsyN1w1T6" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,253&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_zepig9UPUMz8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_z2aEpTQkAU5f" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9,151&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Debentures&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DebenturesMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zxvyn3KZUBTb" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;233&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DebenturesMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_zRcPcyTJSLu5" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;225&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DebenturesMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zNaIXP8Gvsh7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;387&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DebenturesMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;387&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in Brazil in:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_zmYFmI2wlvBa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;278&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_zfjbfkxGAIYe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;278&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;354&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;449&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$, with fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zowPuqCGSeL4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zJIFMO9KuJhd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to LIBOR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember_zoeYyaqjWcT8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember_zc2j3iXkFICl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in the international market in:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$, with variable and fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_ziD6e42bac9k" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,266&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_zIjhVO6x1s56" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,391&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_pn6n6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,615&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_pn6n6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,231&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies, with variable interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zFUVKofwu9V8" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_z8LDejWgbcG6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zhfTHDShubFk" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;87&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_z7lhJLRmgOtk" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies, with fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zTIuzQvY65y1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;89&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zOnDgiUjsg21" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zs5MGWdqa9O" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;107&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_z9TWOHklGj9l" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_z1Kxi5D54Ks1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,034&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_zwSbqOvPSAH" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,249&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zsgIe74uCCBd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_zALlvHV6v83g" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13,400&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8AC_zAwWFNQaK6z8" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; margin-right: -0.05pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 31pt; padding-right: 31pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_846_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory_zfERGaY1UM5a" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_869_zKYk1ZHOd1Pb"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86E_z42bDvGH0XPc"&gt;Classification
and measurement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company classifies financial instruments based on its business model for managing the assets and the
contractual cash flow characteristics of those assets. The business model test determines the classification based on the business purpose
for holding the asset and whether the contractual cash flows represent only payments of principal and interest.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Financial instruments are measured
at fair value through profit or loss (&#x93;FVTPL&#x94;) unless certain conditions are met that permit measurement at fair value through
other comprehensive income (&#x93;FVOCI&#x94;) or amortized cost. Gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive income for debt instruments
are recognized in profit or loss only on disposal.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Investments in equity instruments
are measured at FVTPL unless they are eligible to be measured at FVOCI, whose gains and losses are never recycled to profit or loss.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;All financial liabilities are initially
measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Excepts for Participative shareholders&#x92; debentures and Derivative financial instruments that are measured
at FVTPL.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair
value hierarchy -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company classifies financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy as:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Level 1: The fair value of financial
instruments traded in active markets (e.g. derivatives and publicly traded shares) is based on quoted market prices at the end of the
financial statements period.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Level 2: The fair value of financial
instruments that are not traded in an active market (e.g. over the counter derivatives) is determined using valuation techniques that
maximize the use of observable market data. If all significant data required for the fair value of an instrument are observable, the instrument
is included in level 2.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Level 3: If one or more of the significant
data are not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3. The fair value of derivatives classified as level
3 is estimated using discounted cash flows and option valuation models with unobservable inputs of discount rates, stock prices and commodity
prices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85A_zzcfhqktC5H9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_899_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory_pn6n6_z0tYZYtG1qc5" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Financial assets and liabilities (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zI0vvf3wFsPh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of financial instruments classification based on its recognition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 23%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amortized cost&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At fair value through OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At fair value through profit or loss&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amortized cost&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At fair value through OCI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At fair value through profit or loss&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zR9xCgJGuph" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zuxHu2741V4f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zoxSJslA05Dj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,721&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--CashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentMember_zWxOW7q0VmL3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,721&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Short-term investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zrkUIakVMCJg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zdv3KGj22ja1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zlvCYLuACIq9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortTermInvestmentMember_zufKxOoGOA2c" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zL57cqknqpJ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zItHWrhHWMqf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;342&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zfKc5bLsgjQc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;111&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zBLfM7yI5Vf3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;111&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Accounts receivable &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zO2uyQnVfYT" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;538&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zQ1x1m5puy8b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,781&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z96Tw8vGf29e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,319&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zk1bQYrCXbbc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;703&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z5qDQed5yyze" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_z51srEgfGlh1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,914&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z1WVE6CMrfPb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,274&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zbnZpRKFiCwe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,184&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20221231_zYVd7ClDceeb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,458&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zJ8QrqGK1wMe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,424&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_z9z7AREOd11a" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,506&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialAssets_iI_c20211231_zzVTVBukRRcf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15,930&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Judicial deposits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zdY3KvgQYZ6d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zLidgY9FOeO2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,215&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zsmrSoPRp8Oe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,220&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--JudicialDepositsMember_zN5MHzzim5u8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,220&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_z28tOSoTasTg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_zJRFnhyZR45i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_zCdzMTffqKb4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--RestrictedCashMember_z4l8RYSUica" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zDHL0Bm4ndad" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zykY9CFyDaM4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zxSCRLzHmRGk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zwzzdhBvn9Ha" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Investments in equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zongu3RsXeZd" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zvER0lgUFmp4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zQnfefBcfPwj" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zEO6pcpJmD35" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zvfHJo6dM9A2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,292&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zknZrgcQ58v" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zgQnlS7HAGG7" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;196&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zxbBmi0A3sJ9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,495&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zKewKPm9vrcj" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,337&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_ztJkg5oiJUI6" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zitbNAQ1Hvl5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zohOs92GkI27" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,363&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zOYdkdtfXvW5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,566&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zvUEiknb0zO9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_zwYK58LDD432" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,380&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zHy01neuTiS2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,953&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zZ54Oub7dVXf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13,761&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember_zju5rra0dUN7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember_z3z4xWTWHWkh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,526&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--FinancialAsset_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zsAXg0KAazFi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,293&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Suppliers and contractors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_zoLpvXYnVcke" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,461&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_zaZxdcObADw6" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,461&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_zmOMrQCfnCJc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,475&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--SuppliersAndContractorsCurrentMember_zJXchGUAfbv3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,475&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_z4U7VRUmbHAi" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zvtSfsWmL4T4" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;90&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_z1tWCCwXP3i3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zBLu4FhqARTi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Loans, borrowings and leases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zzTUKg1nF56f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;489&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zcOYFZmw0X0b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;489&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_z7C6jTFfq9Ef" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_z5t3wuNGXyLi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,204&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Liabilities related to the concession grant &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zW8jxiAeTNT2" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zgSYOo1ptBKl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zGrT4ErnM7db" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_z23YYeDHkgr3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;760&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other financial liabilities - Related parties &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_zlqqcKnsr2x3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_zV3WPEfNSTgk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_zlrOz7HKhmPa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;393&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--OtherFinancialLiabilitiesMember_zncdUtDqooge" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;393&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Contract liability and other advances&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ContractLiabilityMember_zBqK9dc4Jnz7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ContractLiabilityMember_z5mD2gqM9Oj7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;766&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ContractLiabilityMember_z0p5fqqGrp27" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ContractLiabilityMember_zjAW4eFb3r8l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zcmISEw2gjNc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,532&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zuUTFOSB1AIf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;90&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zL7NYJf1k2Zf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,622&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zHU8mAVWCJ88" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,748&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zB4y8ksD9CAa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;243&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zfhXc0wde01d" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,991&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zYUJCcD8QRUj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zywK0G4nypG5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zMwdqAIY5P01" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;592&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zz9Fe2Aorp5d" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;592&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Loans, borrowings and leases &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zNCBsbgixZ9i" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,223&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_z3hwtgYM5j7k" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,223&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zL5IXqGN52F6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,578&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndBorrowingsCurrentMember_zLptvvUU8zj5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,578&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Participative shareholders' debentures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zVypAM5kaxf3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_z1bgv0UzO2pg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zMvkIft3icO6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,419&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_zARakyHyqDU5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,419&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Liabilities related to the concession grant &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14(a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zoM4inAeBJL9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,554&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zRd9O3gFz8ml" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,554&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_zqOoSmVsFdxd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--GovernmentGrantMember_z9WRYs0Lh56h" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Financial guarantees &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zx2LZfHzMxtb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_z8fC0agJmA7j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_z1VrP3AV4W57" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;542&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialGuaranteesMember_zAm2s6LvSlvf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;542&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zeDbcY5t5796" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14,777&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_za5tXHLMiRwh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,014&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zr7V2BeLf1Z8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,791&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z9N31UoYLx9f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14,015&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zw3A7XChDaNk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,553&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--NoncurrentFinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zVEcPatjO5A6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,568&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_zu4a2RtDJbhb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;21,309&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zMFncMpOPDKg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,104&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zvzGggoMMJDa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24,413&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--LoansAndReceivablesOrAmortizedCostMember_z0r9ua2M2PB6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20,763&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMembeMember_zXa8qPHam8db" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,796&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zI13fs6fsUT8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;25,559&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zkHUlViKWtEi" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of assets and liabilities measured and recognized at fair value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 30%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Short-term investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_zFGscEkwmyK8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_z7HSAHQkuSFk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;61&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_zkt01hOg5Hle" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--ShortsTermInvestmentsMember_zX98CZEqQHo6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;184&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z4lPv3GDrIc3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;538&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zBLAc7Ec6fd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;538&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkSaQdkn1k0f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;118&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zFMfhAQZN628" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zMob8PWr2By4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;131&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Accounts receivable &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcsoLTWFFule" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,781&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zTN9u2xOFROf" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,781&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqSfsHiKSKXk" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--AccountsReceivableCurrentMember_zNhAfPu6Zcj7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,211&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments in equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zwLVT86AO75d" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zdVNJSRO7sTc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zRopLntGTvd7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis__custom--InvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesNoncurrentMember_zb0EBCy0J0j4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmz4fErPXEf6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;68&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zFQihmW56S9l" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,319&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z7Xp80vGBxLk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,387&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zs8UpmhPtKli" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;190&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zhuyHae6MCHi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,329&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zuZ4BuCDs95k" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--FinancialAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zKaovKbiD86a" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,532&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Derivative financial instruments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zB2KH9u5LcW" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;276&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zYmzFWP3kdT8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;276&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zXyTu1ooTM9l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;835&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__ifrs-full--DerivativesMember_zuDzrwuM99Sh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;835&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Participative shareholders' debentures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_za8B9zSd3NZ4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ParticipativeStockholdersDebenturesNoncurrentMember_z7VryL23wVP1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,725&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zTeoCwIlDNkb" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zuf3Rn09Uvnb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities at beginning of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl6836"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;Gain and losses recognized in income statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMTp4TJSOWe8" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Losses recognized in the income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl6840"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Assets_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmPBn4QXSapf" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial assets at end of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl6842"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zKh2tXDd5ZR7" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial liabilities at end of period"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl6844"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_z3O52NMtMndc" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of fair value and carrying amounts of loans and financing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 44%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quoted in the secondary market:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;Bonds&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_zQ21hBk3Uv95" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,157&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_zZXcsyN1w1T6" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,253&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_zepig9UPUMz8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_z2aEpTQkAU5f" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9,151&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Debentures&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DebenturesMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zxvyn3KZUBTb" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;233&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DebenturesMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_zRcPcyTJSLu5" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;225&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DebenturesMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zNaIXP8Gvsh7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;387&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--DebenturesMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;387&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in Brazil in:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_zmYFmI2wlvBa" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;278&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_zfjbfkxGAIYe" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;278&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;354&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;449&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$, with fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zowPuqCGSeL4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zJIFMO9KuJhd" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to LIBOR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember_zoeYyaqjWcT8" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--BasketOfCurrenciesAndUsdLIBORMember_zc2j3iXkFICl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in the international market in:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$, with variable and fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_ziD6e42bac9k" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,266&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_zIjhVO6x1s56" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,391&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_pn6n6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,615&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_pn6n6" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,231&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies, with variable interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zFUVKofwu9V8" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_z8LDejWgbcG6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zhfTHDShubFk" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;87&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--EUR__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_z7lhJLRmgOtk" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zTIuzQvY65y1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;89&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zOnDgiUjsg21" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zs5MGWdqa9O" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;107&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_z9TWOHklGj9l" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;117&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_z1Kxi5D54Ks1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,034&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_zwSbqOvPSAH" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,249&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--GrossCarryingAmountMember_zsgIe74uCCBd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--MeasurementAxis__ifrs-full--AtFairValueMember_zALlvHV6v83g" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans and financing"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13,400&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_846_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory_zfERGaY1UM5a" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_869_zKYk1ZHOd1Pb"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86E_z42bDvGH0XPc"&gt;Classification
and measurement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company classifies financial instruments based on its business model for managing the assets and the
contractual cash flow characteristics of those assets. The business model test determines the classification based on the business purpose
for holding the asset and whether the contractual cash flows represent only payments of principal and interest.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Financial instruments are measured
at fair value through profit or loss (&#x93;FVTPL&#x94;) unless certain conditions are met that permit measurement at fair value through
other comprehensive income (&#x93;FVOCI&#x94;) or amortized cost. Gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive income for debt instruments
are recognized in profit or loss only on disposal.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Investments in equity instruments
are measured at FVTPL unless they are eligible to be measured at FVOCI, whose gains and losses are never recycled to profit or loss.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;All financial liabilities are initially
measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Excepts for Participative shareholders&#x92; debentures and Derivative financial instruments that are measured
at FVTPL.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair
value hierarchy -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company classifies financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy as:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Level 1: The fair value of financial
instruments traded in active markets (e.g. derivatives and publicly traded shares) is based on quoted market prices at the end of the
financial statements period.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Level 2: The fair value of financial
instruments that are not traded in an active market (e.g. over the counter derivatives) is determined using valuation techniques that
maximize the use of observable market data. If all significant data required for the fair value of an instrument are observable, the instrument
is included in level 2.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Level 3: If one or more of the significant
data are not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3. The fair value of derivatives classified as level
3 is estimated using discounted cash flows and option valuation models with unobservable inputs of discount rates, stock prices and commodity
prices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory>
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&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_028"/&gt;22.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_823_zr40osiHdXD8"&gt;Participative shareholders&#x92;
debentures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;At the time of its privatization in 1997, the Company issued
a total of &lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--DebenturesIssued_iI_pip0_c20221231_zkKAx9DdrSs" title="Number of debentures issued"&gt;388,559,056&lt;/span&gt; debentures to then-existing shareholders, including the Brazilian Government. The debentures&#x92; terms were
set to ensure that pre-privatization shareholders would participate in potential future benefits that might be obtained from exploration
of mineral resources. This obligation related to the debentures will cease when all the relevant mineral resources are exhausted, sold
or otherwise disposed of by the Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Holders of participative shareholders&#x92; debentures have
the right to receive semi-annual payments equal to an agreed percentage of revenues less value-added tax, transport fee and insurance
expenses related to the trading of the products, derived from these mineral resources.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The effects on the statement of income and on the balance sheet
are shown below:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89D_ecustom--ScheduleOfFinancialStatementsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zPiihGck1x26" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Participative shareholders debentures (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_z4VqCqfIzDFc" style="display: none"&gt;statement of income and   balance sheet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average price (R$)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial income &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average price (R$)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial expense&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average price (R$)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial expense&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Participative shareholders&#x92; debentures &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AveragePricePerDebenture_iI_pip0_uBRLshares_c20221231_zh6e4gPlGUyj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average Price Per Debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;36.59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialIncomeRelatedToDebenture_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zoM6FSzPLqp8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial income related to debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;659&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityRelatedToDebenture_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zQxl0hj5mY8l" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liability related to debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AveragePricePerDebenture_iI_pip0_uBRLshares_c20211231_z2WlXyLs6LT4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average Price Per Debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;49.10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--FinancialIncomeRelatedToDebenture_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zSkeHdzJrcrb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial income related to debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(716)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityRelatedToDebenture_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zAe4x8aQwunk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liability related to debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,419&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--AveragePricePerDebenture_iI_pip0_uBRLshares_c20201231_zxnUyEOtsFka" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Average Price Per Debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45.65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--FinancialIncomeRelatedToDebenture_iI_pn6n6_c20201231_zdBEZhgIf22g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial income related to debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,565)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LiabilityRelatedToDebenture_iI_pn6n6_c20201231_zuJ6ktNHxi7k" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liability related to debenture"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,413&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8AD_zxPkRf4pfO0h" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company made available for withdrawal as remuneration the
following amounts, as disclosed on the &#x93;Shareholders&#x92; debentures report&#x94; available on the Company&#x92;s website, which
were not incorporated by reference:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_ecustom--ScheduleOfShareholdersDebenturesTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zH3eWVqYEgU" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Participative shareholders? debentures (Details 1)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zx1fr36EJhuj" style="display: none"&gt;Shareholders debentures&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Availability date&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remuneration amount&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the first half of 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20220101__20220630_zanrVCmPwHP7" title="Remuneration date"&gt;October 3, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20220101__20220630_z2Q7LRHZ6Slc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;137&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the second half of 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20210701__20211231_zfndpTOR5oRg" title="Remuneration date"&gt;April 1, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20210701__20211231_ztn62QUiDo0h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;234&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zg6JLm3FKNF4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;371&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the first half of 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20210101__20210630_zblXtuMZ8pf8" title="Remuneration date"&gt;October 1, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20210101__20210630_zIG5n0cyjHWg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;225&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the second half of 2020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20200701__20201231_zHXiuoz12rL8" title="Remuneration date"&gt;April 1, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20200701__20201231_zpbLI22Dsia" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;193&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOuzqUXhL3Xh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;418&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the first half of 2020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20200101__20200630_zTyA5dLAaPt1" title="Remuneration date"&gt;October 1, 2020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20200101__20200630_zBAIQhemtgVj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;79&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the second half of 2019&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20190701__20191231_zsDA3g898Uqk" title="Remuneration date"&gt;April 1, 2020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20190701__20191231_zzExHSdlYjHf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;104&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zkwugxowyRcg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;183&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A2_zGXRuxg80hRf" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; margin-right: -0.05pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 31pt; padding-right: 31pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The participative shareholders&#x92;
debentures are measured at fair value through profit or loss based on the market approach, representing the amount that would be paid
for the acquisition of these securities on the measurement date and, therefore, also implicitly includes the remuneration to the debenture
holder. To calculate the fair value of the liabilities, the Company uses the weighted average price of the secondary market trades in
the last month of period.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_z4VqCqfIzDFc" style="display: none"&gt;statement of income and   balance sheet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average price (R$)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial income &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average price (R$)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial expense&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average price (R$)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial expense&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zx1fr36EJhuj" style="display: none"&gt;Shareholders debentures&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Availability date&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remuneration amount&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the first half of 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20220101__20220630_zanrVCmPwHP7" title="Remuneration date"&gt;October 3, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20220101__20220630_z2Q7LRHZ6Slc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;137&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the second half of 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20210701__20211231_zfndpTOR5oRg" title="Remuneration date"&gt;April 1, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20210701__20211231_ztn62QUiDo0h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;234&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zg6JLm3FKNF4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;371&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the first half of 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20210101__20210630_zblXtuMZ8pf8" title="Remuneration date"&gt;October 1, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20210101__20210630_zIG5n0cyjHWg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;225&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the second half of 2020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20200701__20201231_zHXiuoz12rL8" title="Remuneration date"&gt;April 1, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20200701__20201231_zpbLI22Dsia" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;193&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOuzqUXhL3Xh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;418&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the first half of 2020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--RemunerationDate_dd_c20200101__20200630_zTyA5dLAaPt1" title="Remuneration date"&gt;October 1, 2020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20200101__20200630_zBAIQhemtgVj" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;79&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Remuneration for the second half of 2019&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20190701__20191231_zzExHSdlYjHf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;104&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--RemunerationPaidToParticipativeStockHoldersDebentures_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zkwugxowyRcg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Remuneration paid to the participative stockholders debentures"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;183&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_029"/&gt;23.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_823_zYkOMQcxv36a"&gt;Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and
cash equivalents and short-term investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;a)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Net debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company monitors the
net debt with the objective of ensuring the continuity of its business in the long term.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_897_ecustom--DisclosureOfNetDebtTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zO9i8o9S4F03" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Net debt and Short-term investments (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BF_zmUNtzCDH9gl" style="display: none"&gt;&#160;Schedule of net debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Debt contracts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DebtContracts_iI_c20221231_zcp4bOAZZIci" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt contracts"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11,181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DebtContracts_iI_c20211231_zYyA31rGrtMk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt contracts"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12,180&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 58%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Leases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zUnXSFjUnHW3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 20%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Leases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,531&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 20%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Leases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,602&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of loans, borrowings and leases&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Borrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zbUiOlb4xGp9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total of loans, borrowings and leases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12,712&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Borrowings_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total of loans, borrowings and leases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13,782&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(-) Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zaYGBO3tj8Ve" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11,721&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(-) Short-term investments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentInvestments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGkp_zkYUnlaZw3Jh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Short-term investments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentInvestments_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_fKGkp_zbaekGn96kz2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Short-term investments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net debt&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NetDebt_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zKaCwDufCfs5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net debt (cash)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,915&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NetDebt_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net debt (cash)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,877&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0B_zlnXP38a2jca" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F10_zzHpymD774e2" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Substantially comprises investments in exclusive investment fund, whose portfolio is composed of committed transactions and Financial
Treasury Bills (&#x93;LFTs&#x94;), which are floating-rate securities issued by the Brazilian government.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8AC_zufml92RZkp5" style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;b)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89E_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory_pn6n6_zQZvVSG8dymf" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Cash and cash equivalents (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B5_zYDBbFWcn2y5" style="display: none"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_zINPNlWWy2w9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,770&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_zknn255AIvTl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,714&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zbGFTRx5Jtc4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,798&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zMgg9wOgyzMc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,769&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--OtherCurrienciesMember_zWQ8bTQOGh5b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--OtherCurrienciesMember_zzezK1EqyGq5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;238&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--TotalCurrienciesMember_z3bCDJJ0l1th" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,736&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--TotalCurrienciesMember_zIcoEFCwzN2j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,721&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AE_z79WloWEZmH9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; color: #007E7A; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;c)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Loans, borrowings, and leases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;i) Total debt&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89A_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsExplanatory_pn6n6_zLOC3sCMwTW6" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Total debt (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B5_zaoO8mXX6Mpl" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of total debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average interest rate (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quoted in the secondary market:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;i&gt;US$, Bonds&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_fKGkp_zbiNM8aSSEvl" title="Average interest rate"&gt;6.00%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_z4eoFIjaicS5" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,157&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_znZZepOxkzmb" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;i&gt;R$, Debentures (ii)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGkpKGlpKQ_____z5qCLVaH9k6i" title="Average interest rate"&gt;10.09%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zYHRc7MpzUvg" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zkJhg6Xg81E1" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zsfk3TA9tDmf" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zUud4dApJwJ7" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;201&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in Brazil in (iii):&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGkpKGlpaSk___zc6gRKYyTbsd" title="Average interest rate"&gt;10.62%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zY3OGODDunY4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zP3WUukFBs8i" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zhpGCTYm6Gc3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;232&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zEdELwUVVV91" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;259&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$, with fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGkpKGlpaSk___zboorSwfPnh2" title="Average interest rate"&gt;3.04%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zE88eM8Dfeth" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zwy0O5rkiv3e" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zp5bRbYz7Xfh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to LIBOR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--LIBORMember_fKGkpKGlpaSk___zNHREFxLOrm4" title="Average interest rate"&gt;2.32%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--LIBORMember_fKGlpaSk___zEAwB5fcb6jg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in the international market in:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$, with variable and fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_fKGkp_zyCZqg4CpROa" title="Average interest rate"&gt;5.03%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_z1rYwr8ntCj7" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zwyLc2kVG1Vb" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;479&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zClfOnOzXtpe" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,212&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_ziQwAJfeiNs" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,136&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies, with variable interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_fKGkp_ztdBxP6BcQKh" title="Average interest rate"&gt;4.10%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_zjZamFTTVuFf" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_zr9Nc25V0BAk" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_zk6piLE3Omab" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies, with fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_fKGkp_zG3i7JztdGJ" title="Average interest rate"&gt;3.59%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zGd3NhPTXl47" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_z12kUY4Ysdij" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zOfybTgxKOK1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zxoRdiHoTzJb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accrued charges&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z8m68I7NnAY5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accrued charges"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;147&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zERyamBJ5df9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accrued charges"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;158&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zpDZuKAUu1we" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;307&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zkNLe4mUxIR9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,030&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z6aZMzpCUsM" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,874&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zWyOByIizQv2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,150&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0E_zmMYp9bdNII6" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F19_zj4ficHMud6f" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In order to determine the average interest rate for debt contracts with floating rates, the Company used the rate applicable at December
31, 2022.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0E_zqSF8JDEwlL3" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F18_zsJDIH1LSr58" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;The Company has debentures in Brazil with BNDES obtained for the Company's infrastructure investment projects.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0C_z6X0d4knp1C3" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(iii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F19_zq9MPNLzxGcj" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;The Company entered into derivatives to mitigate the exposure to cash flow variations of all floating rate debt contracted in Brazil,
resulting in an average cost of 3.59% per year in US$.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A9_zqDe6RbsOvZ1" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;Future flows of debt payments, principal
and interest&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89E_eifrs-full--MaturityAnalysisForNonderivativeFinancialLiabilities_pn6n6_z4Va0JLWPVmi" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Debt payments (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B3_zXqukcUUxIid" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of reconciliation of debt to cash flows arising from financing activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 51%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 21%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Principal&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 26%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Estimated future &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;interest payments (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember_zlzsGk086a33" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;160&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_zRoyqXfa0pEi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;674&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_zfXuPMH04TN3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;611&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_zxY1L9nJXnM7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;662&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_zvNFrP9w16N8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;452&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_zjllNd2OtIWl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;637&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_zhsxkX50ilL6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;847&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_ziIDwTYg8ktd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;609&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2027&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_zFiBWHxyReed" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,696&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_zM2WBJakzMqd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;501&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Between 2028 and 2030&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember_zCqCn9mOZbSb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,825&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember_fKGkp_zxzX6Z2F2U86" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,267&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2031 onwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanNineYearsMember_zsq9CYtSHWi1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,443&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanNineYearsMember_fKGkp_zUTg2te0BpF7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,056&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zwHPaxwxy7ui" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,034&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGkp_zqERGdJeG7t8" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,406&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F0B_zReSLZQ2Kbuj" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;(i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_F19_zH1sI7LXkDh9" style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Based on interest rate curves and foreign exchange rates applicable as at December 31, 2022 and considering
that the payments of principal will be made on their contracted payments dates. The amount includes the estimated interest not yet accrued
and the interest already recognized in the financial statements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8AD_zdrykjwK6JNi" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Covenants&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Some of the Company&#x92;s debt agreements with lenders contain
financial covenants. The primary financial covenants in those agreements require maintaining certain ratios, such as debt to EBITDA (as
defined in note 4a) and interest coverage. The Company did not identify any instances of noncompliance as at December 31, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;ii) Lease liabilities&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_899_ecustom--ScheduleOfLeaseLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zshuEc4PwgR3" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Lease liabilities (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B1_zaZDGtDycwV5" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of lease liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 23%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Additions and contract modifications &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Payments (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Transfer to liabilities held for sale&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Ports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zg7HvoesCkO7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;713&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_z14meFZ3oiCc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_fKGkp_zipVGG6nU3Y6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(69)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zYJimBatfK84" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--TransferToHeldForSale_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_z6c0CJrazvP2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer to held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(17)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_z3gwt5z8sEZ9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zqegnWTquxaa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;690&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zpceQ5M2hXT4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;489&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_fKGkp_zRBSK4qoyw18" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zTpzO8hTKAjj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zNxlBB2M8RB5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zLdzgtde9ID9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;441&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Pelletizing plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zuG8ldEpgIl8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;225&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zpSv2P6hrQxl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_fKGkp_zy2yD9AYona6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zFQTE2PpmqAb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zcrK6VFhsc0i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zs6I90vtbk1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;222&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Properties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zWRLdzYJDKOj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zc1Q3Gu9qQ9f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_fKGkp_zia1czVl7618" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zk30TEh4T5n7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zpZhwjY7BKGh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zFXWkkq8isma" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;105&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zbSTFISoimml" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_fKGkp_zkCu9BJQpsBd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zji0j40xmwrb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zAlAy39vRB4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zyBGveatBfI1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;52&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Mining equipment and locomotives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zKPQGk64BiQj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zFR3AhkIk4W7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_fKGkp_zQXxjhfEtbyl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zN2obxo6YQgl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zMMZhrKBqdt5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231_zu4A90sAy05f" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,602&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zcOesBUU0F0c" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;77&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGkp_zZrIBwFNd7Lb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(224)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zGQTGZtPvAni" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;65&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TransferToHeldForSale_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRFWzVluHUF2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer to held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(17)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z07gmcONqk6g" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231_z1TYFu1J2hR8" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,531&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis__ifrs-full--LeaseLiabilitiesMember_z9g6iwUO9nvj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;174&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis__ifrs-full--LeaseLiabilitiesMember_ztylyp9mFzP4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;182&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis__ifrs-full--LeaseLiabilitiesMember_z8V9SdXLzmil" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis__ifrs-full--LeaseLiabilitiesMember_z3BZ5NG1PCv8" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,349&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iI_c20211231_zhRlgmM7M0n1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,602&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iI_c20221231_zFETll7EoIZd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,531&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0B_zqQCO8RjPcac" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F15_zkhMcMVUd525" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;The total amount of the variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities, which have been recognized straight
to the income statement, for the year ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was US$367, US$395 and US$63, respectively.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A1_zspNIYmsymge" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Annual minimum payments and remaining lease
term&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The following table presents the undiscounted lease obligation
by maturity date. The lease liability recognized in the balance sheet is measured at the present value of such obligations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_899_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfMaturityAnalysisOfOperatingLeasePaymentsExplanatory_pn6n6_zBacICzoqknd" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Annual minimum payments (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B5_zx2NUCXE6kDf" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of annual minimum payments related&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 20%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2024&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2025&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2026&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2027 onwards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average remaining term (years)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discount rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_ztFTpHqLAIFa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;66&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_ziomGKYJvSLh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;66&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zDNtin5yCYBg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zEnMcR0Ut4z" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zp7ShnGp7sCl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;700&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zTOlpIGfdXGg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;950&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zWNxowDPOPYg" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z6iMF3VYud96" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zJTCLwrg9Hle" title="Discount rate"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z3H9mpATBjPl" title="Discount rate"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zFLjmec0VQI6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_ztQMeHiuCcYl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zMtuSEcz9Uid" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zRvU4qTnuaEh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zd2iee4SkJoe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zujh8ZwADoAi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;527&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z47yUCyliuj8" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zD54gRLdCeL6" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zwK9xRx3dyp7" title="Discount rate"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z3x0dB3Sp2i5" title="Discount rate"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pelletizing plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z0L8JkL4PEri" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zKylMOnwEUac" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z5dQp1VfA7F5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;42&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zd3xKqFRbjmi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zs12Ejvaxfbj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;101&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zT9G9gqVhYP" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;255&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zmI5ZwgO7Jye" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zrm60QtSjz8d" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zqUmj0t6ySYi" title="Discount rate"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zFGKT6npvgnd" title="Discount rate"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Properties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zAmA5a3Zqbk8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;36&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zSo9Ws0qI4t4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zhsnhzp3i8e9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zUPNUlZtT8He" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zl63kodxl0vf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zZhwAXEli6T4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;121&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zQtGJIJH2s11" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zpdoqyZ6roRl" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zgV6pPzGdIJk" title="Discount rate"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_za8LCNX3Yej5" title="Discount rate"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zigiAk43zL9j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zvB0I8q0SI71" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zgr2O3g1wj48" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zbGdGXxoui0g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zfwNDlEZ2Qrh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zc9g1cRTow4k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;66&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z04BiNrjNwx6" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRAWwK5yGbAi" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zIm1Zzx4Wxye" style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt" title="Discount rate"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;%
    to &lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zKpets1qJ008" title="Discount rate"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Mining equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zxd2o6cf7aJ1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zYuNGlGmOGk4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z560VphFQwD9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zcDB9ypUCj07" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zUdduhMnwtdf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember_zKZ2GQOoy3H" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zdfX5RK5sQS1" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zu7gLoUReiQi" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zdYLj8H7lfub" title="Discount rate"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zUynWSaztVYa" title="Discount rate"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zjQxqGn2yCq" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;229&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zKmsiGCCW3K1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;205&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z3ndV28SQqb1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;191&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zBkwNvMWmuYc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;145&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zAbqWmqkZqIl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,172&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zlsOEJzrewKj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,942&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A2_zRBgQxQp4lY5" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84A_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBorrowingsExplanatory_zawu7kYQPJpk" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_862_zC3OzswHh9j3"&gt;Loans and borrowings&lt;/span&gt; are initially
measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognized in the Income
statement over the period of the loan, using the effective interest rate method. The fees paid in obtaining the loan are recognized as
transaction costs. The Company contracts derivatives to protect its exposure to changes in debt cash flows, changing the average cost
of debts that have hedge derivatives contracted.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Loans and borrowing costs are capitalized
as part of property, plants and equipment if those costs are directly related to a qualified asset. The capitalization occurs until the
qualified asset is ready for its intended use. In 2022, &lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231_zzo5PCYBPLFd" title="Capitalisation rate of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;% (2021: &lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231_zhaNw9fEcNx1" title="Capitalisation rate of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;%) of total interest incurred was capitalized (note 6). Borrowing costs
that are not capitalized are recognized in the income statement in the period in which they are incurred.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The accounting policy applied to
lease liabilities is disclosed in note 18.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_851_zqYn1UmfiHUc" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;










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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 20%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Leases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,602&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(-) Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zaYGBO3tj8Ve" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4,736&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11,721&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(-) Short-term investments (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentInvestments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_fKGkp_zkYUnlaZw3Jh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Short-term investments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentInvestments_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_fKGkp_zbaekGn96kz2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Short-term investments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;184&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net debt&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NetDebt_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zKaCwDufCfs5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net debt (cash)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,915&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NetDebt_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net debt (cash)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,877&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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Treasury Bills (&#x93;LFTs&#x94;), which are floating-rate securities issued by the Brazilian government.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    <ifrs-full:Borrowings contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" decimals="-6" unitRef="USD">13782000000</ifrs-full:Borrowings>
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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B5_zYDBbFWcn2y5" style="display: none"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 20%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_zINPNlWWy2w9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,770&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_zknn255AIvTl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,714&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zbGFTRx5Jtc4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,798&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zMgg9wOgyzMc" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,769&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--OtherCurrienciesMember_zzezK1EqyGq5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;238&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--TotalCurrienciesMember_zIcoEFCwzN2j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,721&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89A_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsExplanatory_pn6n6_zLOC3sCMwTW6" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments - Total debt (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B5_zaoO8mXX6Mpl" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of total debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average interest rate (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quoted in the secondary market:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;i&gt;US$, Bonds&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_fKGkp_zbiNM8aSSEvl" title="Average interest rate"&gt;6.00%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_z4eoFIjaicS5" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6,157&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BondMember_znZZepOxkzmb" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7,448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;i&gt;R$, Debentures (ii)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGkpKGlpKQ_____z5qCLVaH9k6i" title="Average interest rate"&gt;10.09%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zYHRc7MpzUvg" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zkJhg6Xg81E1" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zsfk3TA9tDmf" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--EurobondsMember_fKGlpKQ_____zUud4dApJwJ7" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;201&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in Brazil in (iii):&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGkpKGlpaSk___zc6gRKYyTbsd" title="Average interest rate"&gt;10.62%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zY3OGODDunY4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zP3WUukFBs8i" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zhpGCTYm6Gc3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;232&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zEdELwUVVV91" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;259&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;R$, with fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGkpKGlpaSk___zboorSwfPnh2" title="Average interest rate"&gt;3.04%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zE88eM8Dfeth" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zwy0O5rkiv3e" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--BRL_fKGlpaSk___zp5bRbYz7Xfh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to LIBOR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--LIBORMember_fKGkpKGlpaSk___zNHREFxLOrm4" title="Average interest rate"&gt;2.32%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__custom--LIBORMember_fKGlpaSk___zEAwB5fcb6jg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Debt contracts in the international market in:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;US$, with variable and fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_fKGkp_zyCZqg4CpROa" title="Average interest rate"&gt;5.03%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_z1rYwr8ntCj7" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zwyLc2kVG1Vb" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;479&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_zClfOnOzXtpe" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,212&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__currency--USD_ziQwAJfeiNs" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,136&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies, with variable interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_fKGkp_ztdBxP6BcQKh" title="Average interest rate"&gt;4.10%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_zjZamFTTVuFf" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_zr9Nc25V0BAk" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember_zk6piLE3Omab" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other currencies, with fixed interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--AverageInterestRates_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractsInternationalMarketsMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_fKGkp_zG3i7JztdGJ" title="Average interest rate"&gt;3.59%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zGd3NhPTXl47" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_z12kUY4Ysdij" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zOfybTgxKOK1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--BorrowingsByNameAxis__custom--DebtContractBrazilMember__srt--CurrencyAxis__custom--CurrenciesOtherThanUSDollarAndBrazilianRealMember__ifrs-full--TypesOfInterestRatesAxis__ifrs-full--FixedInterestRateMember_zxoRdiHoTzJb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accrued charges&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z8m68I7NnAY5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accrued charges"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;147&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsAccruedCharges_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zERyamBJ5df9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accrued charges"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;158&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zpDZuKAUu1we" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;307&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zkNLe4mUxIR9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,030&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z6aZMzpCUsM" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10,874&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--LongtermBorrowingsGross_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zWyOByIizQv2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current portion of non-current borrowings. gross"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11,150&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0E_zmMYp9bdNII6" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F19_zj4ficHMud6f" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;In order to determine the average interest rate for debt contracts with floating rates, the Company used the rate applicable at December
31, 2022.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0E_zqSF8JDEwlL3" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F18_zsJDIH1LSr58" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;The Company has debentures in Brazil with BNDES obtained for the Company's infrastructure investment projects.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0C_z6X0d4knp1C3" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(iii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F19_zq9MPNLzxGcj" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;The Company entered into derivatives to mitigate the exposure to cash flow variations of all floating rate debt contracted in Brazil,
resulting in an average cost of 3.59% per year in US$.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


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      id="Fact007029"
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      contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_custom_EurobondsMember"
      decimals="-6"
      id="Fact007031"
      unitRef="USD">186000000</vale:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross>
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      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_custom_EurobondsMember"
      decimals="-6"
      id="Fact007033"
      unitRef="USD">186000000</vale:LongtermBorrowingsGross>
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      contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_QuotedInSecondaryMarketMember_custom_EurobondsMember"
      decimals="-6"
      id="Fact007035"
      unitRef="USD">201000000</vale:LongtermBorrowingsGross>
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      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_custom_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_currency_BRL"
      id="Fact007037">10.62%</vale:AverageInterestRates>
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      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_custom_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_currency_BRL"
      decimals="-6"
      id="Fact007039"
      unitRef="USD">46000000</vale:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross>
    <vale:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross
      contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_custom_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_currency_BRL"
      decimals="-6"
      id="Fact007041"
      unitRef="USD">95000000</vale:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNonCurrentBorrowingsGross>
    <vale:LongtermBorrowingsGross
      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_custom_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_currency_BRL"
      decimals="-6"
      id="Fact007043"
      unitRef="USD">232000000</vale:LongtermBorrowingsGross>
    <vale:LongtermBorrowingsGross
      contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_custom_TjlpTrIpcaIgpMAndCdiMember_currency_BRL"
      decimals="-6"
      id="Fact007045"
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      decimals="-6"
      id="Fact007057"
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      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_DebtContractBrazilMember_currency_USD"
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B3_zXqukcUUxIid" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of reconciliation of debt to cash flows arising from financing activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 51%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 21%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Principal&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 26%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Estimated future &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;interest payments (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember_zlzsGk086a33" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;160&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--NotExcessOfOneYearInRemainderOfCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_zRoyqXfa0pEi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;674&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_zfXuPMH04TN3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;611&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--FiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_zxY1L9nJXnM7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;662&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_zvNFrP9w16N8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;452&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--SecondFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_zjllNd2OtIWl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;637&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_zhsxkX50ilL6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;847&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--ThirdFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_ziIDwTYg8ktd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;609&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2027&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_zFiBWHxyReed" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,696&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--FourthFiscalYearAfterCurrentFiscalYearMember_fKGkp_zM2WBJakzMqd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;501&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Between 2028 and 2030&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember_zCqCn9mOZbSb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,825&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanNineYearsMember_fKGkp_zxzX6Z2F2U86" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,267&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2031 onwards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--BorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanNineYearsMember_zsq9CYtSHWi1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Principal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,443&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InterestFuturePaymentsOfBorrowings_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanNineYearsMember_fKGkp_zUTg2te0BpF7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Estimated future interest payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,056&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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that the payments of principal will be made on their contracted payments dates. The amount includes the estimated interest not yet accrued
and the interest already recognized in the financial statements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 23%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Additions and contract modifications &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Payments (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Transfer to liabilities held for sale&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Ports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zg7HvoesCkO7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;713&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_z14meFZ3oiCc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_fKGkp_zipVGG6nU3Y6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(69)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zYJimBatfK84" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--TransferToHeldForSale_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_z6c0CJrazvP2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer to held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(17)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_z3gwt5z8sEZ9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zqegnWTquxaa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;690&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zpceQ5M2hXT4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;489&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_fKGkp_zRBSK4qoyw18" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zTpzO8hTKAjj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zNxlBB2M8RB5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zLdzgtde9ID9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;441&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Pelletizing plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zuG8ldEpgIl8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;225&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zpSv2P6hrQxl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_fKGkp_zy2yD9AYona6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zFQTE2PpmqAb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zcrK6VFhsc0i" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zs6I90vtbk1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;222&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Properties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zWRLdzYJDKOj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zc1Q3Gu9qQ9f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_fKGkp_zia1czVl7618" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zk30TEh4T5n7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zpZhwjY7BKGh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zFXWkkq8isma" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;105&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Energy plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zbSTFISoimml" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_fKGkp_zkCu9BJQpsBd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zji0j40xmwrb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zAlAy39vRB4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zyBGveatBfI1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;52&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Mining equipment and locomotives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zKPQGk64BiQj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zFR3AhkIk4W7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_fKGkp_zQXxjhfEtbyl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(6)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zN2obxo6YQgl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MningEquipmentAndLocomotivesMember_zMMZhrKBqdt5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iS_c20220101__20221231_zu4A90sAy05f" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,602&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AdditionsAndContractModificationsLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zcOesBUU0F0c" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and contact modifications"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;77&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PaymentsOfLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGkp_zZrIBwFNd7Lb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Payment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(224)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnLeaseLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zGQTGZtPvAni" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;65&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TransferToHeldForSale_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRFWzVluHUF2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer to held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(17)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentLeaseLiabilities_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z07gmcONqk6g" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LeaseLiabilities_iE_c20220101__20221231_z1TYFu1J2hR8" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Lease liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,531&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis__ifrs-full--LeaseLiabilitiesMember_z9g6iwUO9nvj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;174&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis__ifrs-full--LeaseLiabilitiesMember_ztylyp9mFzP4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;182&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis__ifrs-full--LeaseLiabilitiesMember_z8V9SdXLzmil" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis__ifrs-full--LeaseLiabilitiesMember_z3BZ5NG1PCv8" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,349&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember_zTOlpIGfdXGg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;950&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zWNxowDPOPYg" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z6iMF3VYud96" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zJTCLwrg9Hle" title="Discount rate"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PortsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z3H9mpATBjPl" title="Discount rate"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Vessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zFLjmec0VQI6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_ztQMeHiuCcYl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zMtuSEcz9Uid" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zRvU4qTnuaEh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zd2iee4SkJoe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;292&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember_zujh8ZwADoAi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;527&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z47yUCyliuj8" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zD54gRLdCeL6" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zwK9xRx3dyp7" title="Discount rate"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--ShipsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z3x0dB3Sp2i5" title="Discount rate"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pelletizing plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z0L8JkL4PEri" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zKylMOnwEUac" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z5dQp1VfA7F5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;42&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zd3xKqFRbjmi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zs12Ejvaxfbj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;101&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember_zT9G9gqVhYP" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;255&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zmI5ZwgO7Jye" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zrm60QtSjz8d" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zqUmj0t6ySYi" title="Discount rate"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PelletsPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zFGKT6npvgnd" title="Discount rate"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Properties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zAmA5a3Zqbk8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;36&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zSo9Ws0qI4t4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zhsnhzp3i8e9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zUPNUlZtT8He" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zl63kodxl0vf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember_zZhwAXEli6T4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;121&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zQtGJIJH2s11" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zpdoqyZ6roRl" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zgV6pPzGdIJk" title="Discount rate"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;% to &lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--PropertiesMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_za8LCNX3Yej5" title="Discount rate"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Energy plants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zigiAk43zL9j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zvB0I8q0SI71" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zbGdGXxoui0g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zfwNDlEZ2Qrh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember_zc9g1cRTow4k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;66&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z04BiNrjNwx6" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zRAWwK5yGbAi" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zIm1Zzx4Wxye" style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt" title="Discount rate"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;%
    to &lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--DiscountRate_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--EnergyPlantsMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zKpets1qJ008" title="Discount rate"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zxd2o6cf7aJ1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zYuNGlGmOGk4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z560VphFQwD9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zcDB9ypUCj07" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zUdduhMnwtdf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember_zKZ2GQOoy3H" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zdfX5RK5sQS1" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--AverageRemainingTerm_dtY_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--MiningEquipmentMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zu7gLoUReiQi" title="Average Remaining Term"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zjQxqGn2yCq" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;229&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zKmsiGCCW3K1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;205&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z3ndV28SQqb1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;191&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zBkwNvMWmuYc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;145&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__custom--LaterThanFourYearsMember_zAbqWmqkZqIl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,172&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zlsOEJzrewKj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Annual minimum payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,942&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    <vale:AverageRemainingTerm contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_PropertiesMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember">P7Y</vale:AverageRemainingTerm>
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      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_PropertiesMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.02</vale:DiscountRate>
    <vale:DiscountRate
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_PropertiesMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember"
      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.06</vale:DiscountRate>
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      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_ifrs-full_NotLaterThanOneYearMember"
      decimals="-6"
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      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember"
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    <vale:UndiscountedOperatingLeasePayments
      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember"
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    <vale:AverageRemainingTerm contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_ifrs-full_TopOfRangeMember">P7Y</vale:AverageRemainingTerm>
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      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_EnergyPlantsMember_ifrs-full_BottomOfRangeMember"
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    <vale:DiscountRate
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      decimals="INF"
      unitRef="Pure">0.06</vale:DiscountRate>
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      decimals="-6"
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    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBorrowingsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84A_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBorrowingsExplanatory_zawu7kYQPJpk" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_862_zC3OzswHh9j3"&gt;Loans and borrowings&lt;/span&gt; are initially
measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently carried at amortized cost and updated using the effective
interest rate method. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognized in the Income
statement over the period of the loan, using the effective interest rate method. The fees paid in obtaining the loan are recognized as
transaction costs. The Company contracts derivatives to protect its exposure to changes in debt cash flows, changing the average cost
of debts that have hedge derivatives contracted.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Loans and borrowing costs are capitalized
as part of property, plants and equipment if those costs are directly related to a qualified asset. The capitalization occurs until the
qualified asset is ready for its intended use. In 2022, &lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231_zzo5PCYBPLFd" title="Capitalisation rate of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;% (2021: &lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--CapitalisationRateOfBorrowingCostsEligibleForCapitalisation_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231_zhaNw9fEcNx1" title="Capitalisation rate of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;%) of total interest incurred was capitalized (note 6). Borrowing costs
that are not capitalized are recognized in the income statement in the period in which they are incurred.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The accounting policy applied to
lease liabilities is disclosed in note 18.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBorrowingsExplanatory>
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    <vale:BrumadinhoDamFailureDisclosureTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_80E_ecustom--BrumadinhoDamFailureDisclosureTextBlock_zVeK6XSmlsgi" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_030"/&gt;24.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_828_zn8N4nBZh9oh"&gt;Brumadinho dam failure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In January 2019, a tailings dam (&#x93;Dam I&#x94;) experienced
a failure at the C&#xf3;rrego do Feij&#xe3;o mine, in the city of Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerais. The failure released a flow of
tailings debris, destroying some of Vale&#x92;s facilities, affecting local communities and disturbing the environment. The tailings
released have caused an impact of around 315 km in extension, reaching the nearby Paraopeba River. The dam failure in Brumadinho (&#x93;event&#x94;)
resulted in 270 fatalities or presumed fatalities, including 3 victims still missing, and caused extensive property and environmental
damage in the region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;On February 4, 2021, the Company entered into a Judicial Settlement
for Integral Reparation (&#x93;Global Settlement&#x94;), which was under negotiations since 2019, with the State of Minas Gerais, the
Public Defender of the State of Minas Gerais and the Federal and the State of Minas Gerais Public Prosecutors Offices, to repair the environmental
and social damage resulting from the Dam I rupture. The Global Settlement was ratified by the Minas Gerais State Court on February 4,
2021, and the res judicata was drawn up on April 7, 2021.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;As a result of the dam failure, the Company has been recognizing
provisions to meet its assumed obligations, including indemnification to those affected by the event, remediation of the impacted areas
and compensation to the society, as shown below:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_899_ecustom--ScheduleOfChangesInProvisionsToMeetAssumedObligationsIncludingDeCharacterizationOfDamsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zA7P59vnnCL" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Brumadinho dam failure (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zwsNSnRa7gP7" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of changes in provisions to meet its assumed obligations, including de-characterization of the dams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 34%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Operating&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;expense&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monetary and present value adjustments &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disbursements &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Global Settlement for Brumadinho&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Payment obligations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PaymentObligationsMember_zYLQEpjPLEU1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,427&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PaymentObligationsMember_z4KcX3ALaD7k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;137&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PaymentObligationsMember_z6F8Au3qdePa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;882&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Provision for socio-economic reparation and others&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_zXFAtlglDVce" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;852&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_zWMH1t32vfA9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_zeVvUT97xTnd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(72)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_z7Q7sq7lCzrc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_zx21f3o8u4W2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;867&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Provision for social and environmental reparation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zLvzcN8BG311" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;705&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zUSvQBZUn7Ze" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zJSbblPELCjc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(37)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zxwesY1iEVdc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zFwuxxKivLPg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;777&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zPbcZXudZBFf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,984&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zi1HcCUYjPKa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;175&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zWiOecoY7m2h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(904)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zBOHO6AouJT5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;271&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zlgPlp9xCLMc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,526&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commitments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Tailings containment and geotechnical safety&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_zv7oZ6RNo7aa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_zsmNV56LeQZ2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Operating expense"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;303&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_zgAC9Ol67Bwe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_zSC2FGnbuP06" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(80)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_z7s2mhVUBTrb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_z7Q2b1a7PcNc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;559&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Individual indemnification&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_zqpNxSWi0fJd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;115&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_z54qFJtpEF7f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_zORlqcxyKkCl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(74)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_zJJa4kxvTind" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_zaF6nmh6xEIe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other commitments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_zbV3G1WHwJF3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;120&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_zy6WZ59AOfs" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Operating expense"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;97&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_z1nj3DTWHy5g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_zTXCRCiqKllg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_zbA9Za8f3FO3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_z3XrwZuRebnh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;182&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_ze8acqNliUXd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;553&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zqpiy7Ciomp8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Operating expense"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;400&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zYr070Ut5qaj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(10)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zzJDGITikIBh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(189)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zLNMccQTz3R1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;32&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zvDdst3SSi54" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;786&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zGPfVtEJT1d1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z6SLzjShTrB4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Operating expense"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;400&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zNjSKsq84KP5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;165&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231_z1w9SjB8jMC2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,093)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRIZZk4yfPy6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;303&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zEqCSEhULuOg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,312&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zjExQKoVEIwf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,156&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--ShorttermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zkLY7qKvfAKj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;944&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zImSAI8oBP28" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,381&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LongtermMiscellaneousOtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zFEAqmXjO2xa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,368&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_c20211231_zy1vAEzjJfs7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_c20221231_zIZBvPnCsLuk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,312&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discount rate in nominal terms&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_z0wmKrBCxxx2" title="Discount rate"&gt;8.08&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zNTmQFcI89Z8" title="Discount rate"&gt;9.08&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;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$&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--ExpenseIncurredInConnectionWithDamFailureInBrumadinhoEvent_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zJz221vJwN2a" title="Expense incurred in relation to Brumadinho event"&gt;620&lt;/span&gt; (2021:
US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--ExpenseIncurredInConnectionWithDamFailureInBrumadinhoEvent_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zhK0mqwqrTL9" title="Expense incurred in relation to Brumadinho event"&gt;650&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8AA_zYDIy5BhUQNg" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a) Global Settlement for Brumadinho&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The Global settlement includes: (i) payment obligations,
of which the funds will be used directly by the State of Minas Gerais and Institutions of Justice for socio-economic and socio-environmental
compensation projects; (ii) socioeconomic projects in Brumadinho and other municipalities; and (iii) compensation of the environmental
damage caused by the dam failure. These obligations are projected for an average period of 5 years.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;For the measures (i) and (ii), the agreement specifies
an amount for each project and changes in the original budget and deadlines may have an impact in the provision. In addition, the execution
of the environmental recovery actions has no cap limit despite having been estimated in the Global Settlement due to the Company's legal
obligation to fully repair the environmental damage caused by the dam failure. The expenses related to these obligations are deducted
from the income tax calculation, in accordance with the Brazilian tax regulation, which is subject to periodic inspection by the competent
authorities. Therefore, although Vale is monitoring this provision, the amount recorded could materially change depending on several factors
that are not under the Company&#x92;s control.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Provision for individual indemnification
and other commitments &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is also working to ensure geotechnical safety
of the remaining structures at the C&#xf3;rrego do Feij&#xe3;o mine, in Brumadinho, and the removal and proper disposal of the tailings
of Dam I, including dredging part of the released material and de-sanding from the channel of the river Paraopeba.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;For the individual indemnification, Vale and the Public
Defendants of the State of Minas Gerais formalized an agreement on April 5, 2019, under which those affected by the Brumadinho&#x92;s
dam failure may join an individual or family group out-of-Court settlement agreements for the indemnification of material, economic and
moral damages. This agreement establishes the basis for a wide range of indemnification payments, which were defined according to the
best practices and case law of Brazilian Courts, following rules and principles of the United Nations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c) Contingencies and other legal matters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Public civil actions brought by the State
of Minas Gerais and state public prosecutors for damages resulting from the failure of Dam I&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is party to public civil actions brought by the
State of Minas Gerais and justice institutions, claiming compensation for socioeconomic and socio-environmental damages resulting from
the dam failure and seeking a broad range of preliminary injunctions ordering Vale to execute specific remediation and reparation actions.
As a result of the Global Settlement, settled in February 2021, the requests for the reparation of socio-environmental and socioeconomic
damages caused by the dam failure were substantially resolved. Indemnifications for individual damages was excluded from the Global Settlement,
and the Term of Commitment signed with the Public Defendants of the State of Minas Gerais was ratified, whose parameters are utilized
as a basis for the settlement of individual agreements. In the same year of 2021, the fulfilment of the Global Settlement was initiated,
by Vale and other parties.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Collective Labor Civil Action&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In 2021, public civil actions were filed with Labor Court of
Betim in the State of Minas Gerais, by a workers' unions claiming the compensation for death damages to own and outsourced employees,
who died as a result of the failure of Dam I. Initial decisions sentenced Vale to pay US$192 thousand (R$1 million) per fatality. Vale
is defending itself in the lawsuits and considers that the likelihood of loss is possible.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Securities class action suit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Vale is defending itself against a class action brought before
a Federal Court in New York and filed by holders of securities - American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") - issued by Vale. Following
the decision of the Court, in May 2020, that denied the Motion to Dismiss presented by the Company, the Discovery phase has started and
is expected to be concluded in 2023.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;On November 24, 2021, a new complaint was filed before the
same Court by eight Plaintiffs, all investment funds, as an &#x93;opt-out&#x94; litigation from the class action already pending in
the Eastern District of New York court, asserting virtually the same allegations in the main class action.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The likelihood of loss of these proceedings is considered possible.
However, considering the initial phase of this class action, it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of a potential loss.
The amount of damages sought in these claims is unspecified.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Arbitration proceedings filed
by minority shareholders and a class association&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In Brazil, Vale is name as a defendant in (i) one arbitration
filed by 385 minority shareholders, (ii) two arbitrations filed by a class association allegedly representing all Vale&#x92;s non-controlling
shareholders, and (iii) three arbitrations filed by foreign investment funds.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In the six proceedings, the claimants argue that Vale was aware
of the risks associated with the dam and failed to disclose it to its shareholders. Based on such argument, they claim compensation for
losses caused by the decrease in share price.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The expectation of loss is classified as possible for the six
procedures and, considering the initial phase, it is not possible at this time to reliably estimate the amount of a possible loss.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In one of the proceedings filed by foreign funds, the Claimants
initially estimated the amount of the alleged losses would be approximately US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingOneMember_zELnRlWjFBJh" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;345&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingOneMember_zLpt2Gjyptah" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;1,800&lt;/span&gt; million). In another proceeding filed by foreign
funds, the Claimants initially estimated the amount of the alleged losses would be approximately US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingTwoMember_zMi5oZiLxjUg" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;747&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--ArbitrationProceedingsInBrazilFiledByShareholdersAndClassAssociationProceedingTwoMember_zTb4vrMK0i97" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;3,900&lt;/span&gt; million). The Company
disagrees with the ongoing proceedings and understands that, in this case and at the current stage of the proceedings, the probability
of loss in the amount claimed by the foreign funds is remote.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Securities and Exchange Commission (&#x93;SEC&#x94;)
and investigations conducted by the CVM&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;On April 28, 2022, SEC filed a suit against Vale alleging violations
of U.S. securities laws due to Vale&#x92;s disclosures about its dam safety management, including the dam in Brumadinho. The SEC is seeking
the imposition of civil monetary penalties, disgorgement and other relief within the SEC&#x92;s authority in a lawsuit filed in a federal
court. Vale believes that its disclosures did not violate U.S. law and is contesting such allegations. On September 29, 2022, Vale served
the SEC with its motion to dismiss the claim. The SEC&#x92;s deadline to serve Vale with its Opposition to the motion to dismiss is currently
ongoing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;CVM is also conducting investigations relating to Vale's disclosure
of relevant information to shareholders, investors and the market in general, especially regarding the conditions and management of Vale's
dams. The likelihood of loss of this proceeding is classified as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of
a potential loss to the Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Criminal proceedings and investigations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;In January 2020, the State Prosecutors of Minas Gerais
(&#x93;MPMG&#x94;) filed criminal charges against 16 individuals (including former executive officers of Vale and former employees)
for a number of potential crimes, including homicide, and against Vale S.A. for alleged environmental crimes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;In November 2021, the Brazilian Federal Police concluded
the investigation on potential criminal responsibility related with the Brumadinho dam failure and the final report sent to the Federal
Public Prosecutors (&#x93;MPF&#x94;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;In January 2023 (subsequent event), after the Federal Supreme Court recognized the
competence of the Federal Court, the MPF ratified the complaint presented by MPMG, which was received by the competent authority. The
MPF and the Brazilian Federal Police conducted a separate investigation into the causes of the dam failure in Brumadinho, which may result
in new criminal proceedings. Vale is defending itself against the criminal claims and is not possible to estimate when a decision will
be issued. The likelihood of a financial loss to the Company is classified as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate
the amount of a potential loss to Vale.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Decision of the Brazilian Office of the
Comptroller General of the Union (&#x93;CGU&#x94;) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In October 2020, the CGU notified the Company about an administrative
proceeding prosecution based on the same allegations mentioned above under the Brazilian Law 12,846/2013 in connection with inspection
and monitoring activities related to the Brumadinho dam. In August 2022, the CGU concluded that Vale has failed to present reliable information
to the Brazilian National Mining Agency (&#x93;ANM&#x94;), as once a positive stability condition statement (&#x93;DCE&#x94;) was
issued for the Dam I, where it should be negative in the view of the CGU. Thus, even recognizing the non-existence of corruption acts
or practices, the CGU fined Vale US$16 (R$86 million), which is the minimum amount established by law, i.e., the CGU recognizes the non-involvement
or tolerance of the Company&#x92;s top management. Vale has submitted a request for reconsideration and considers the likelihood of loss
for this amount is possible.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d) Insurance&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is negotiating with insurers the payment of indemnification
under its civil liability and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance. However, these negotiations are still in progress, therefore
any payment of insurance proceeds will depend on the coverage definitions under these policies and assessment of the amount of loss. Due
to uncertainties, no indemnification related to these insurers was recognized in these financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_848_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForprovisionForSocialPolicyTextBlock_zF2ROtdSpFKd" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zrh6gKcwW972"&gt;The provision for social, economic
and environmental&lt;/span&gt; reparation may be affected by factors including, but not limited to: (i) changes in the current estimated market price
of the direct and indirect cost related to products and services, (ii) changes in timing for cash outflows, (iii) changes in the technology
considered in measuring the provision, (iv) number of individuals entitled to the indemnification payments, (v) resolution of existing
and potential legal claims, (vi) demographic assumptions, (vii) actuarial assumptions, and (viii) updates in the discount rate.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Thus, the amounts actually incurred
by the Company may differ from the amounts currently provisioned, due to the confirmation of the assumptions used and which depend on
several factors, some of which are not under the Company's control. These changes could result in a material impact on the amount of the
provision in future periods. At each presentation date of its financial statements, the Company
will reassess the main assumptions used in the preparation of projected cash flows and will adjust the provision, when applicable.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_859_zrpOGDdN29Zd" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zwsNSnRa7gP7" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of changes in provisions to meet its assumed obligations, including de-characterization of the dams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 34%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
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    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;expense&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monetary and present value adjustments &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disbursements &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Global Settlement for Brumadinho&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Payment obligations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PaymentObligationsMember_zYLQEpjPLEU1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,427&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PaymentObligationsMember_zzUCZYx15BT8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;113&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PaymentObligationsMember_zEIEc20tnnA2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(795)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PaymentObligationsMember_z4KcX3ALaD7k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;137&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PaymentObligationsMember_z6F8Au3qdePa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;882&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Provision for socio-economic reparation and others&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_zXFAtlglDVce" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;852&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_zWMH1t32vfA9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_zeVvUT97xTnd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(72)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_z7Q7sq7lCzrc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocioEconomicReparationAndOthersMember_zx21f3o8u4W2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;867&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Provision for social and environmental reparation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zLvzcN8BG311" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;705&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zUSvQBZUn7Ze" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zJSbblPELCjc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(37)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zxwesY1iEVdc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForSocialAndEnvironmentalReparationMember_zFwuxxKivLPg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;777&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zPbcZXudZBFf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,984&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zi1HcCUYjPKa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;175&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zWiOecoY7m2h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(904)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zBOHO6AouJT5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;271&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--GlobalSettlementForBrumadinhoMember_zlgPlp9xCLMc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,526&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commitments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Tailings containment and geotechnical safety&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_zv7oZ6RNo7aa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;318&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_zsmNV56LeQZ2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Operating expense"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;303&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_zgAC9Ol67Bwe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_zSC2FGnbuP06" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(80)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_z7s2mhVUBTrb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TailingsContainmentAndGeotechnicalSafetyMember_z7Q2b1a7PcNc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;559&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Individual indemnification&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_zqpNxSWi0fJd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;115&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_z54qFJtpEF7f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_zORlqcxyKkCl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(74)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_zJJa4kxvTind" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--IndividualIndemnificationMember_zaF6nmh6xEIe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other commitments &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_zbV3G1WHwJF3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;120&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_zy6WZ59AOfs" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Operating expense"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;97&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_z1nj3DTWHy5g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_zTXCRCiqKllg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(35)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_zbA9Za8f3FO3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--OtherCommitmentsMember_z3XrwZuRebnh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;182&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_ze8acqNliUXd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;553&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zqpiy7Ciomp8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Operating expense"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;400&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zYr070Ut5qaj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(10)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zzJDGITikIBh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(189)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zLNMccQTz3R1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;32&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--CommitmentMember_zvDdst3SSi54" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;786&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zGPfVtEJT1d1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,537&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NewProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z6SLzjShTrB4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Operating expense"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;400&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--IncreaseThroughAdjustmentsArisingFromPassageOfTimeAndOtherOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zNjSKsq84KP5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;165&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231_z1w9SjB8jMC2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,093)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zRIZZk4yfPy6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;303&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zEqCSEhULuOg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,312&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    <vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForprovisionForSocialPolicyTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_848_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForprovisionForSocialPolicyTextBlock_zF2ROtdSpFKd" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86A_zrh6gKcwW972"&gt;The provision for social, economic
and environmental&lt;/span&gt; reparation may be affected by factors including, but not limited to: (i) changes in the current estimated market price
of the direct and indirect cost related to products and services, (ii) changes in timing for cash outflows, (iii) changes in the technology
considered in measuring the provision, (iv) number of individuals entitled to the indemnification payments, (v) resolution of existing
and potential legal claims, (vi) demographic assumptions, (vii) actuarial assumptions, and (viii) updates in the discount rate.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Thus, the amounts actually incurred
by the Company may differ from the amounts currently provisioned, due to the confirmation of the assumptions used and which depend on
several factors, some of which are not under the Company's control. These changes could result in a material impact on the amount of the
provision in future periods. At each presentation date of its financial statements, the Company
will reassess the main assumptions used in the preparation of projected cash flows and will adjust the provision, when applicable.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForprovisionForSocialPolicyTextBlock>
    <vale:DisclosureOfLiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesExplanatoryTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_805_ecustom--DisclosureOfLiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesExplanatoryTextBlock_zMyPKQewi4Rh" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_031"/&gt;25.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_827_z3NzGmWRcLa"&gt;Liabilities related
to associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a)
Samarco dam failure&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In November 2015, the Fund&#xe3;o tailings dam owned by Samarco
Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o S.A. (&#x93;Samarco&#x94;) experienced a failure, releasing mine tailings downstream, flooding certain communities
and impacting communities and the environment along the Doce River. The dam failure resulted in 19 fatalities and caused property and
environmental damage to the affected areas. Samarco is a joint venture equally owned by Vale S.A. and BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda. (&#x91;&#x91;BHPB&#x92;&#x92;).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In 2016, Vale, Samarco and BHPB, entered into a Framework Agreement
with the Federal Government of Brazil, the states of Esp&#xed;rito Santo and Minas Gerais and certain other public authorities to establish
the Renova Foundation that is developing and executing environmental and socio-economic programs to remediate and provide compensation
for damage caused by the Samarco dam failure.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In June 2018, Samarco, Vale and BHPB entered into a comprehensive
agreement with the offices of the federal and state (Minas Gerais and Esp&#xed;rito Santo) prosecutors, public defenders and attorney
general, among other parties (&#x93;TacGov Agreement&#x94;), improving the governance mechanism of Renova Foundation and establishing,
among other things, a process for potential revisions to the remediation programs under the Framework Agreement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Under the Framework Agreement, Samarco has primary responsibility
for funding Renova Foundation&#x92;s annual calendar year budget for the duration of the Framework Agreement. However, to the extent
that Samarco does not meet its funding obligations, Vale and BHPB have secondary funding obligations under the Framework Agreement in
proportion to their 50 per cent shareholding in Samarco.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Samarco began to gradually recommence operations in December
2020, however, there remains significant uncertainty regarding Samarco&#x92;s long-term cash flow generation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Changes on the provisions in the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfOtherProvisionsExplanatory_pn6n6_z0kIhzLhWr39" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures - Changes on the provisions (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zJZS7GQ4D5Gc" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes on the
    provisions related to samarco dam failure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monetary and present value adjustments &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disbursements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Translation adjustments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Renova Foundation reparation and compensation programs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_zeirYUVelnQa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,910&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_zMBmdgecSjh9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_ziVReSxpCki4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--Disbursement_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_zMc6meKv8Jwc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(338)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_zDkZ2jI7EErj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;199&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_z6nxetgxYTAa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,124&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;De-characterization of the Germano dam&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zUviebRPEdr5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;202&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zVkwU1xUk7b1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zKZv46oOloVa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zOowvPLLI4K9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zb0dKOv8DYi5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;3,112 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zaxfJpRs2M1k" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;244 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--Disbursement_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zVAScuctaag4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;(338)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zQoik66JceZj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;214 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zn7LUNS7MwUb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;3,321 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zvFd5g28BEZg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,785&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zgndlzXoWhl1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,911&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zuaUyn4xLtU6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,327&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zHloRu2aKX5a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,410&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zbmb9dxrBBG2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;3,112 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_ztaTxy2nrwph" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;3,321 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zjY6SGcYysCf" title="Discount rate"&gt;5.48&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zxrgjJ2wQ3J4" title="Discount rate"&gt;8.79&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_znXEow1PnQP4" title="Discount rate"&gt;6.20&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z4TBfSPQxyQ5" title="Discount rate"&gt;9.51&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8AD_zGBnnuCTra6b" style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Renova Foundation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In 2022 new court decisions were issued on individual compensation
for the residents of the towns impacted by the dam failure, impacting the provisioning related to the Renova Foundation. These decisions
mainly altered and expanded the number of types of damage, categories and amounts that can be compensated to the impacted towns. The increase
in the provision is substantially a result of these judicial decisions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;Germano Dam &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In addition to the Fund&#xe3;o tailings dam, Samarco owns
the Germano dam, which was also built under the upstream method and has been inactive since the Fund&#xe3;o dam failure. Due to the
safety requirements set by the Brazilian National Mining Agency (&#x93;ANM&#x94;), Samarco prepared a project for the de-characterization
of this dam, resulting in a provision for the de-characterization of the Germano tailings dam.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;e)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Samarco&#x92;s working capital&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In addition to the provision, Vale made available the amount
of US$&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--ProceedsFromDebtUsedForWorkingCapital_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member_z1glPf3H1NUj" title="Proceeds from debt used for working capital"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt; for the year ended December 31, 2021 which was fully used to fund Samarco&#x92;s working capital and recognized in Vale&#xb4;s
income statement as an expense in &#x93;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&#x94;. In 2022, Vale was not
required to fund Samarco&#x92;s working capital.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;f)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Insurance&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Since the Fund&#xe3;o dam failure, the Company has been negotiating
with insurers the indemnification payments based on its general liability policies. In 2021, the Company received payments in the amount
of US$33, which was recorded as a gain in the income statement as &#x93;Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures&#x94;.
The Company did not receive any further insurance in 2022 and does not expect to receive any material amounts in the future.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;g)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judicial recovery of
Samarco&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In April 2021, Samarco filed for Judicial Reorganization (&#x93;JR&#x94;)
with the Courts of Minas Gerais to renegotiate its debt, which is held by bondholders abroad. The purpose of JR is to restructure Samarco&#x92;s
debts and establish an independent and sustainable financial position, allowing Samarco to keep working to resume its operations safely
and to fulfill its obligations related to the Renova Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In addition, the ongoing discussions in the context of the
JR may lead to the loss of deductibility of part of the expenses incurred with the Renova Foundation and of the deferred taxes over the
total provision, depending on the method determined for restructuring Samarco's debts. As at December 31, 2022, the exposure is US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member_z2wece8WkEU3" title="Additional provision"&gt;1,620&lt;/span&gt;,
of which US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ExpensesIncurredOnLiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVentures_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMineraoS.A.Member_zyEU6obJSADe" title="Expenses incurred"&gt;571&lt;/span&gt; are expenses already incurred and considered as part of the Company&#x92;s uncertain tax positions (note 8).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is working with the perspective that the mechanisms
resulting from the JR will continue allowing the deductibility of these expenses. However, future decisions resulting from the negotiations
regarding Samarco's capital structure, which are not under Vale's control, could materially change the deferred tax recognized by the
Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;h)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contingencies related to Samarco accident&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;These proceedings include public civil actions brought by Brazilian
authorities and multiple proceedings involving claims for significant amounts of damages and remediation measures. The Framework Agreements
represents a model for the settlement of the public civil action brought by the MPF and other related proceedings. There are also putative
securities class actions in the USA against Vale and some of its current and former officers and a criminal proceeding in Brazil. The
main updates regarding the lawsuits in the year were as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Public Civil Action filed by the Federal
Government and others and public civil action filed by the Federal Public Ministry ("MPF")&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Vale is a defendant in several legal proceedings brought by
governmental authorities and civil associations claiming socioenvironmental and socioeconomic damages and a number of specific remediation
measures as a result of the Samarco&#x92;s Fund&#xe3;o dam failure, including a claim brought by the Federal Public Prosecution Office
in 2016 seeking US$29 billion (the effect for Vale would be 50% of this amount), which has been suspended from the date of ratification
of the TacGov Agreement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;However, as pre-requisites established in the TacGov Agreement,
for renegotiation of the Framework Agreement were not implemented during the two-year period ended September 30, 2020, the Brazilian Federal
and State prosecutors and public defenders filed a request for the immediate resumption of the US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--Revenue_pn9n9_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--PublicCivilClaimFiledByFederalGovernmentAndOthersMember_zMBixbs54dYc" title="Amount claim from federal public"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt; billion claim.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Therefore, Vale, Samarco, BHPB and Federal and State prosecutors
have been engaging in negotiations to seek a definitive settlement of the obligations under the Framework Agreement and the US$29 billion
Federal Public Prosecution Office claim. The goal in signing a potential agreement is to provide a stable framework for the execution
of reparation and compensation programs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The potential agreement is still uncertain as it is subject
to conclusion of the negotiations and approval by the Company, relevant authorities and intervenient parties.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The estimate of the economic impact of a potential agreement
will depend mainly on (i) a detailed assessment of the estimates of the amounts to be spent on the reparation and compensation projects
being discussed, (ii) an analysis of the detailed scope of such projects to determine their overlap with the initiatives
and amounts already provisioned; and (iii) the timing of the execution of projects and disbursements, which will impact the present value
of the obligations.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Therefore, until any revisions to the Programs are agreed,
Renova Foundation will continue to implement the Programs in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement and the TacGov Agreement,
for which the expected costs are reflected in the Company&#x92;s provision.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Criminal proceedings&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In September 2019, the federal court dismissed
all criminal charges against Vale representatives relating to the first group of charges, which concerns the results of the Fund&#xe3;o
dam failure, remaining only the legal entity in the passive pole. The second group of charges against Vale S.A. and one of the Company&#x92;s
employees, which concerns the accusation of alleged crimes committed against the Environmental Public Administration, remained unchanged.
The Company cannot estimate when a final decision on the case will be issued. The likelihood of a financial loss to the Company is classified
as possible and it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of a potential loss to Vale.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;United Kingdom contribution claim&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;As a result of the rupture of Samarco&#x92;s Fund&#xe3;o
dam failure, BHP Group Ltd (&#x93;BHP&#x94;) was named as defendant in group action claims for damages filed in the courts of England
and Wales (The &#x93;UK Claim&#x94;). The UK Claim includes only BHP and was filed on behalf of certain individuals and municipalities
in Brazil only against BHP, for the allegedly damages caused by the Fund&#xe3;o dam failure.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;In December 2022, BHP filed a contribution claim against
Vale, requesting the Company to be responsible for the indemnification payments in the proportion to its interest held in Samarco. The
Company believes that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of the English Court and it does not have any contractual obligation in relation
to this matter, therefore, the Company has assessed the risk of loss as remote.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 28.35pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Summarized financial information&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The summarized financial information of Samarco are as follows.
The stand-alone financial statements of Samarco may differ from the financial information reported herein, which is prepared considering
Vale&#x92;s accounting policies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_891_ecustom--SchduleOfFinancialAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_hifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zAzSTqrJf5ah" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures - Summarized financial information of Samarco (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_z26EVjCFuTag" style="display: none"&gt;Summarized financial information of samarco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 62%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zVRbHbxDpru3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;454&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zcMWVIdZgw3b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;561&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zM8UKT5BJ9wf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,748&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zNG8A4IwXyh4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,921&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zcIp7U0SWiBi" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,202&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--Assets_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_z9KkBzC2wK3j" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,482&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zkiVZhhAnIG1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10,808&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_z2ZUwDLyHTib" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10,902&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zi5gY8kfvLs4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non  current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7,401&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zDU7ZCZ0AAXb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non  current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7,040&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zbNoEubiBdB2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,209&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zCVmPLAw0fsj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,942&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Negative reserves&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherReserves_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zkgN0uzgxpQ8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Negative reserves"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(15,007)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherReserves_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zc8grssh3oOe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Negative reserves"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(14,460)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) for the year ended&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_z18K9xgL1xCk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) for the year ended"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zLj7VCXy15J8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) for the year ended"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,208)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_zD0Uhe1vWRTi" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Following the recent decision of the STF, as detailed in note 8(e), the Company
expects that Samarco will also recognize a material liability in its financial statements and, therefore, it may impact Samarco&#x92;s
ability to meet its cash obligations in the future. However, as described in its accounting policy, the Company does not have an obligation
to provide funding to Samarco and it did not record a provision accordingly. Moreover, the Company already has a provision related to
Renova Foundation and this matter does not have any impact in the existing provision recorded by Vale as at December 31, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_842_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForUnderBrazilianLegislationPolicyTextBlock_zc6KPbshe2I" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86F_zSZm8l6kOH51"&gt;Under Brazilian legislation and
the terms of the joint venture agreement&lt;/span&gt;, the Company does not have an obligation to provide funding to Samarco. Accordingly, the Company&#x92;s
investment in Samarco was fully impaired and no provision was recognized in relation to the Samarco&#x92;s negative equity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The provision related to Renova
Foundation requires the use of assumptions that may be mainly affected by: (i) changes in scope of work required under the Framework Agreement
as a result of further technical analysis and the ongoing negotiations with the Federal Prosecution Office, (ii) activity level of Samarco&#xb4;s
operations; (iii) updates of the discount rate; and (iv) resolution of existing and potential legal claims.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Moreover, the main critical assumptions
and estimates applied in the Germano dam provision considers, among others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical
data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations; (ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; and (iii)
acceptance by the authorities of the proposed engineering methods and solution.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;As a result, future expenditures
may differ from the amounts currently provided and changes to key assumptions could result in a material impact to the amount of the provision
in future reporting periods. At each reporting period, the Company reassess the key assumptions used by Samarco in the preparation of
the projected cash flows and adjust the provision, if required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85C_zHtVeL8oYskd" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




</vale:DisclosureOfLiabilitiesRelatedToAssociatesAndJointVenturesExplanatoryTextBlock>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherProvisionsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfOtherProvisionsExplanatory_pn6n6_z0kIhzLhWr39" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures - Changes on the provisions (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zJZS7GQ4D5Gc" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes on the
    provisions related to samarco dam failure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 37%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monetary and present value adjustments &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disbursements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Translation adjustments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Renova Foundation reparation and compensation programs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_zeirYUVelnQa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,910&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_zMBmdgecSjh9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_ziVReSxpCki4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--Disbursement_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_zMc6meKv8Jwc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(338)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_zDkZ2jI7EErj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;199&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--RenovaFoundationReparationAndCompensationProgramsMember_z6nxetgxYTAa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,124&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;De-characterization of the Germano dam&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zUviebRPEdr5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;202&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability_pn6n6_c20210101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zVkwU1xUk7b1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zKZv46oOloVa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zOowvPLLI4K9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfTheGermanodDamMember_zdtZLgtt7JQk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;197&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zb0dKOv8DYi5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;3,112 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxConsequencesOfDividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueNotRecognisedAsLiability_c20210101__20211231_zaZcbgNRmCK" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Income statement"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;89 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainsLossesOnNetMonetaryPosition_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zaxfJpRs2M1k" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Monetary and present value adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;244 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--Disbursement_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zVAScuctaag4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;(338)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferenceOnTranslationNetOfTax_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zQoik66JceZj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;214 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherLiabilities_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zn7LUNS7MwUb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities, ending"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;3,321 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zvFd5g28BEZg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,785&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zgndlzXoWhl1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,911&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zuaUyn4xLtU6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,327&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zHloRu2aKX5a" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,410&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_zbmb9dxrBBG2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;3,112 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Liabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--FundaoDamRuptureAndDeCharacterizationOfGermanoDamMember_ztaTxy2nrwph" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;3,321 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discount rate in nominal terms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentAssets_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zcMWVIdZgw3b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;561&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income (loss) for the year ended&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_z18K9xgL1xCk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) for the year ended"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProfitLoss_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--JointVenturesAxis__custom--SamarcoMember_zLj7VCXy15J8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net income (loss) for the year ended"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3,208)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;

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    <vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForUnderBrazilianLegislationPolicyTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_842_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForUnderBrazilianLegislationPolicyTextBlock_zc6KPbshe2I" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86F_zSZm8l6kOH51"&gt;Under Brazilian legislation and
the terms of the joint venture agreement&lt;/span&gt;, the Company does not have an obligation to provide funding to Samarco. Accordingly, the Company&#x92;s
investment in Samarco was fully impaired and no provision was recognized in relation to the Samarco&#x92;s negative equity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The provision related to Renova
Foundation requires the use of assumptions that may be mainly affected by: (i) changes in scope of work required under the Framework Agreement
as a result of further technical analysis and the ongoing negotiations with the Federal Prosecution Office, (ii) activity level of Samarco&#xb4;s
operations; (iii) updates of the discount rate; and (iv) resolution of existing and potential legal claims.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Moreover, the main critical assumptions
and estimates applied in the Germano dam provision considers, among others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical
data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations; (ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; and (iii)
acceptance by the authorities of the proposed engineering methods and solution.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;As a result, future expenditures
may differ from the amounts currently provided and changes to key assumptions could result in a material impact to the amount of the provision
in future reporting periods. At each reporting period, the Company reassess the key assumptions used by Samarco in the preparation of
the projected cash flows and adjust the provision, if required.&lt;/p&gt;

</vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForUnderBrazilianLegislationPolicyTextBlock>
    <vale:ProvisionForDeCharacterizationOfDamStructuresAndAssetRetirementObligationsTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_803_ecustom--ProvisionForDeCharacterizationOfDamStructuresAndAssetRetirementObligationsTextBlock_zoqTg1zg7xl5" style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_032"/&gt;26.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_828_zZnDNpezv3ze"&gt;Provision for de-characterization
of dam structures and asset retirement obligations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company is subject to local laws and regulations, that
requires the decommissioning of the assets and mine sites that Vale operates at the end of their useful lives, therefore, expenses for
demobilization occur predominantly after the end of operational activities. Depending on the geotechnical characteristics of the structures,
the Company is required to de-characterize the structures, as shown in item a) below.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laws and regulations related to dam safety&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In September 2020, the Federal Government enacted Law no. 14,066,
which modified the National Dam Safety Policy (Law no. 12,334/2020), reinforcing the prohibition of constructing and raising upstream
dams in Brazil. The law also requires companies to de-characterize the structures built using the upstream method by 2022, or by a
later date if it is proven that the de-characterization is not technically feasible by 2022. As made available to competent bodies, a
substantial part of the Company's de-characterization projects will be completed in a period exceeding the date established in the legislation
due to the characteristics and safety levels of the Company's geotechnical structures.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Thus, in February 2022, the Company filed with the relevant
bodies a request for an extension to perform the projects and, as a result, signed a Term of Commitment establishing legal and technical
certainty for the process of de-characterization of the upstream dams, considering that the deadline defined was technically unfeasible,
especially due to the necessary actions to increase safety during the works. With the signing of the agreement, the Company recorded an
additional provision of US$37 (R$192 million) to make investments in social and environmental projects over a period of 8 years.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0"&gt;In December 2022,
the Federal Government published decree no. 11,310, which regulates dispositions of the National Dam Safety Policy, regulates dam supervision
activities, establishes the competence to regulate the extension of the self-rescue zone for authorities acting in dam emergency situations,
and presents guidelines on technical reports regarding the causes of a breach and other aspects of management of geotechnical structures.
This decree also determined that companies must present guarantees for dams in an alert situation, however, the measures for measuring
and executing these guarantees are still being discussed by the responsible public agencies and may result in a material impact on the
value of the provision in future periods.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;a) De-characterization of upstream and
centerline geotechnical structures&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;As a result of the Brumadinho dam failure (note 24) and, in compliance with
Law 14.066, the Company has decided to speed up the plan to &#x93;de-characterize&#x94; of all its tailings dams built under the upstream
method, certain &#x93;centerline structures&#x94; and dikes, located in Brazil. The Company also operates tailings dams in Canada, including
upstream compacted dams. However, the Company decided that these dams will be decommissioned using other methods, thus, the provision
to carry out the decommissioning of dams in Canada is recognized as &#x93;Obligations for decommissioning assets and environmental obligations&#x94;,
as presented in item (b) below.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;These structures are in different stages of maturity, some
of them still in the conceptual engineering phase, for which the estimate of expenditures includes in its methodology a high degree of
uncertainty in the definition of the total cost of the project in accordance with best market practices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The cash flow for de-characterization projects are estimated
for a period up to 13 years and were discounted at present value at a rate, which increased from 5.48% to 6.14%. Changes in the provisions
are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_893_ecustom--ScheduleOfChangesInProvisionsDeCharacterizationOfDamStructuresTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zrfjabXdTGqi" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Provision for de-characterization of dam structures and asset retirement obligations - De-characterization of dam structures located in Brazil (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B6_zAKor6AhWEo5" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in the provisions, de-characterization of dam structures located in Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 69%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at January 1,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zzPR5TygvyFa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zjJaUc1mEXRa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,289&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Additional provision&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zvTSju6QxaUf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additional provision"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additional provision"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,725&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Disbursements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zs1iCWi0qtVh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(349)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zDvFRyebmeU" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Disbursements"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(338)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Present value valuation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zdntg5h8KyY5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Present value valuation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(121)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Present value valuation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(36)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zK9sQvQnqMae" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;253&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(117)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_z0xizHx1EvF7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,378&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zFPY5eKEawDh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zRiaWqCWo2y7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;357&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;451&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zgoClAdTGOx7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,072&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zzOZBYPh7T8k" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,378&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AE_zILvA7VJoC5j" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Evacuation
of communities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;In December 2022, Vale entered into an
agreement to extinguish the Public Civil Action of the Nova Lima dam (B3/B4) in the amount of US$96 (R$500 million), part of which had
already been registered by the Company in previous periods. Thus, the Company recorded an additional provision in the amount of US$57
(R$292 million) for the year ended December 31, 2022.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;Additionally, the Company is defending
itself in two public civil actions filed by the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Minas Gerais claiming injunctions and socio-economic
damages arising from the evacuations of communities located within the self-rescue zones of the dams located in Ouro Preto (Doutor) and
Bar&#xe3;o de Cocais (Sul Superior). The Company assessed that the risk of loss is possible and, at this moment, it is not possible
to reliably estimate the amount of a possible loss for the Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;Operational stoppage and idle capacity&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"/&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In addition, due to the de-characterization projects, the
Company has suspended some operations due to judicial decisions or technical analysis performed by Vale on its upstream dam structures
located in Brazil. The Company has been recording losses in relation to the operational stoppage and idle capacity of the Iron Solutions
segment in the amounts of US$269 and US$376 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company is working on legal
and technical measures to resume all operations at full capacity.&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;b) Asset retirement obligations and environmental
obligations&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_ecustom--DisclosureOfAssetRetirementObligationsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zUDu1FYuNWL9" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Provision for de-characterization of dam structures and asset retirement obligations - Asset retirement obligations and environmental obligations (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B1_zTpvROKuixh7" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in the provision of asset retirement obligations and environmental obligations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discount rate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash flow maturity&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 36%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability by geographical area&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_z1fG3XXkhd1k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,788&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zCsfEbaemz6a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,398&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zH4k6vf4Qkld" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6.20%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zGOlUWg94Mi2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5.48%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zs9x31PLI5Hd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2096&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zlUN8x9Zkcpa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2119&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zSKOUZbd2oZ2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,683&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zMstxhiqjBOl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,727&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zjRCpnx1k8W2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1.11%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zAAwLb0EATK5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;0.00%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zkH3GxQmx9yb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zocFa35POWeh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2151&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Oman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zrw3tlBYShJ5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;114&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zINcWDOIwQeh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zwNd6RkWPbIj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3.90%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zlJcGOgvtbU8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3.03%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zH7EC7OrIdb2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2035&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zrGQUUpspQq8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2035&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z6cF1yk0RdT8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;73&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zrOA4X5Xo7K" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zg0CtHTq0Pgd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4.33%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z0BzAMrSABRh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4.20%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z96l80j29Gd7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2061&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zFwisVjpc017" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2061&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other regions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OtherRegionsMember_zQxd8gwqsz6c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;145&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OtherRegionsMember_z9hYDBjccO9e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;255&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zB7BDB7CjVF8" title="Discount rate"&gt;1.84&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zfFzSShSfGo2" title="Discount rate"&gt;2.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_ziAOPI7Zs8x4" title="Discount rate"&gt;0.00&lt;/span&gt;% &#x96; &lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_ztwQIWwqkxY1" title="Discount rate"&gt;0.57&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-left: 6.75pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zdIxvbcsqVj1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zzqMCGLDGQwh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;Provision changes during the year&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89D_ecustom--DisclosureOfAssetRetirementObligationTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zVKkQ4Vzq97j" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Provision changes during (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 29%"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&#160;Provision changes during&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Asset retirement obligations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environmental &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;obligations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Asset retirement obligations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environmental &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;obligations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at January 1,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zkCJ15ZOWg9i" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,283&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zonIq5Hte7Sa" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;297&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_ztmAS3Xf4J4a" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zyjeARE6O4Zg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,220&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zldRH96A5jT4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;302&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOdaat3Aykjh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,522&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Adjustment to present value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zx15AsPN03v7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zXYEZQTHc9za" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zyzGq2ieh1nd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disbursements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zzpvpb0mdCle" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(101)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zx3Zo3Ii8Ud" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zTll8ErdUhFk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zDYSskjM6452" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(88)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zCWW9vycOBVk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zGtom8TnTsGd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(145)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Revisions on projected cash flows (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_fKGkp_zx7rlfaeJ1Bk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(646)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_fKGkp_zbIMUqQkNEJe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGkp_zxBULdVX5cWf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(600)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_fKGkp_ztuAUJuaq929" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;178&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_fKGkp_zfFEzFPZ7zX8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_fKGkp_z6dY6MNruDX1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;227&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfer to assets held for sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zosb54hs4ce6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(49)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zerCYDyFRLVl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zBswqVyoCBjl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zRU9flMxZkxa" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(41)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zqsXeLmSzn42" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zgD3nBfzZRqd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zb00rfvEz1F4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(87)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zGVFrSq9cQSk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(16)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zxSkWIPrd927" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(103)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December, 31&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zkQmvBaCyXIi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,466&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zKbIwLTFmkt" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;337&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z99ewO76jIDg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zvl9gyoPi9fh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,283&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zosRHzHyjds2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;297&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zzGLDrqbEYQ9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zAYxD0s866vk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;210&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zg3fqmzoelEd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;94&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z9D2Uo5swWzl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;304&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zFaalcrK7HO6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zGKGO2Eed74j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z47AmmdNiDf5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;170&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_z0I65OOLTJBh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,256&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zWqtEWTBt4m6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zesQpmkJeDab" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,499&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zuiXDaCcNDXc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zaCp2TUgNxgb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;199&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_ztp6ysEyvmXh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,410&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_z2ltzxySszre" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,466&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zZjXs4ZrDe7f" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;337&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z2sfWCVLQAI" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_z3t9XhRK0bc7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,283&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zLxfcIX6h8bi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;297&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zdy4VZ6M7OVb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F08_zWzj3KW5nwvg" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F15_z5nsmyxgvZUk" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Among other factors, includes the reduction in liability of US$870, due to the update in the discount rate of the asset retirement obligation
in Canada, which increased from 0.00% to 1.11% for the year ended December 31, 2022.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8AD_zXSqrzzEobQk" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Decommissioning plan and future use&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;The Company is subject to regulations,
which provide for the obligation to decommission the assets that Vale operates at the end of their useful life. These obligations are
regulated by the ANM at the federal level and by environmental agencies at the state level. Among the requirements, the decommissioning
plans must consider the physical, chemical and biological stability of the areas and post-closure actions for the period necessary to
verify the effectiveness of the decommissioning. These obligations are accrued and are subject to critical estimates and assumptions applied
to the measurement of costs by the Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;In addition, the implementation and execution
of future use projects, after the decommissioning, is not required by law. However, the Company has been studying a governance to assess
the future use, considering its aptitudes, post-operational usage intention, socio-economic development of the community and the characteristics
of the physical and biotic environments in which Vale operates. &#160;Any future commitments, if assumed by Vale, may result in material
impact on the amount of the provision.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p id="xdx_84A_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDeCharacterizationOfDamStructuresPolicyTextBlock_zfkYfVxsveo6" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_862_zvFoh4Ldire4"&gt;De-characterization
of dam structures&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The main critical assumptions and estimates applied in the de-characterization provision considers, among
others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations;
(ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; (iii) engineering methods and solutions; (iv) security levels; (v) productivity
of the equipment used; (vi) advances in geological studies and new hydrological information; and (vii) discount rate update&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Therefore, future expenditures
may differ from the amounts currently provided because the realized assumptions and various other factors are not always under the Company&#x92;s
control. These changes to key assumptions could result in a material impact to the amount of the provision in future reporting periods.
At each reporting period, the Company will reassess the key assumptions used in the preparation of the projected cash flows and will adjust
the provision, if required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Asset
retirement obligations -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; When the provision is recognized, the corresponding cost is capitalized as part of property, plant
and equipment and it is depreciated over the useful life of the related mining asset.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The long-term liability is
discounted at presented value using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific
to the liability and the unwinds are recorded in the income statement and is reduced by payments for mine closure and decommissioning
of mining assets. The accrued amounts of these obligations are not deducted from the potential costs covered by insurance or indemnities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Judgment is required to determine
key assumptions used on the asset retirement obligation measurement such as, interest rate, cost of closure, useful life of the mining
asset considering the current conditions of closure and the projected date of depletion of each mine. Any changes in these assumptions
may significantly impact the recorded provision. Therefore, the estimated costs for closure of the mining assets are deemed to be a critical
accounting estimate and annually reviewed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_85D_zCEPFCT3zSAi" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <vale:ScheduleOfChangesInProvisionsDeCharacterizationOfDamStructuresTableTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_893_ecustom--ScheduleOfChangesInProvisionsDeCharacterizationOfDamStructuresTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zrfjabXdTGqi" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Provision for de-characterization of dam structures and asset retirement obligations - De-characterization of dam structures located in Brazil (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B6_zAKor6AhWEo5" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in the provisions, de-characterization of dam structures located in Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 69%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at January 1,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zzPR5TygvyFa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zjJaUc1mEXRa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,289&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Additional provision&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_zvTSju6QxaUf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additional provision"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(117)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;451&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis__custom--DeCharacterizationOfUpstreamDamsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Brazil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_z1fG3XXkhd1k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,788&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zCsfEbaemz6a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,398&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zH4k6vf4Qkld" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6.20%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zGOlUWg94Mi2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;5.48%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zs9x31PLI5Hd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2096&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--BrazilMember_zlUN8x9Zkcpa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2119&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zSKOUZbd2oZ2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,683&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zMstxhiqjBOl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2,727&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zjRCpnx1k8W2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1.11%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zAAwLb0EATK5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;0.00%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zkH3GxQmx9yb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2148&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--CanadaMember_zocFa35POWeh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2151&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Oman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zrw3tlBYShJ5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;114&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zINcWDOIwQeh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zwNd6RkWPbIj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3.90%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zlJcGOgvtbU8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3.03%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zH7EC7OrIdb2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2035&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OmanMember_zrGQUUpspQq8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2035&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z6cF1yk0RdT8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;73&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zrOA4X5Xo7K" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;77&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zg0CtHTq0Pgd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4.33%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z0BzAMrSABRh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discount rate"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4.20%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_z96l80j29Gd7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2061&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ProvisionsFlowDuration_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember_zFwisVjpc017" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash flow maturity"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2061&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Other regions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OtherRegionsMember_zQxd8gwqsz6c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;145&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--OtherRegionsMember_z9hYDBjccO9e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;255&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zB7BDB7CjVF8" title="Discount rate"&gt;1.84&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zfFzSShSfGo2" title="Discount rate"&gt;2.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_ziAOPI7Zs8x4" title="Discount rate"&gt;0.00&lt;/span&gt;% &#x96; &lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--EnvironmentalObligationDiscountRateApplied_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsAndEnvironmentalProvisionsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__custom--IndonesiaMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_ztwQIWwqkxY1" title="Discount rate"&gt;0.57&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-left: 6.75pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zdIxvbcsqVj1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zzqMCGLDGQwh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;Provision changes during the year&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="width: 29%"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&#160;Provision changes during&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Asset retirement obligations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environmental &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;obligations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Asset retirement obligations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environmental &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;obligations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at January 1,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zkCJ15ZOWg9i" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,283&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zonIq5Hte7Sa" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;297&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_ztmAS3Xf4J4a" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zyjeARE6O4Zg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,220&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zldRH96A5jT4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;302&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOdaat3Aykjh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,522&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Adjustment to present value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zx15AsPN03v7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zXYEZQTHc9za" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zyzGq2ieh1nd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disbursements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zzpvpb0mdCle" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(101)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zx3Zo3Ii8Ud" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zTll8ErdUhFk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zDYSskjM6452" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(88)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zCWW9vycOBVk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zGtom8TnTsGd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(145)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Revisions on projected cash flows (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_fKGkp_zx7rlfaeJ1Bk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(646)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_fKGkp_zbIMUqQkNEJe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGkp_zxBULdVX5cWf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(600)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_fKGkp_ztuAUJuaq929" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;178&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_fKGkp_zfFEzFPZ7zX8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_fKGkp_z6dY6MNruDX1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;227&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfer to assets held for sale &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zosb54hs4ce6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(49)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zerCYDyFRLVl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zBswqVyoCBjl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zkQmvBaCyXIi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,466&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zFaalcrK7HO6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z47AmmdNiDf5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;170&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_z2ltzxySszre" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,466&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z2sfWCVLQAI" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zdy4VZ6M7OVb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 11%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zkCJ15ZOWg9i" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,283&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zyjeARE6O4Zg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,220&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zOdaat3Aykjh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,522&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zx15AsPN03v7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zXYEZQTHc9za" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zyzGq2ieh1nd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;110&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Disbursements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zzpvpb0mdCle" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(101)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zx3Zo3Ii8Ud" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zTll8ErdUhFk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zDYSskjM6452" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(88)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zCWW9vycOBVk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--ProvisionUsedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zGtom8TnTsGd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(145)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Revisions on projected cash flows (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_fKGkp_zx7rlfaeJ1Bk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(646)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_fKGkp_zbIMUqQkNEJe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGkp_zxBULdVX5cWf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(600)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_fKGkp_ztuAUJuaq929" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;178&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_fKGkp_zfFEzFPZ7zX8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--UnusedProvisionsReversedOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_fKGkp_z6dY6MNruDX1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;227&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zerCYDyFRLVl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zBswqVyoCBjl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(51)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(50)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 8.75pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zqsXeLmSzn42" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zgD3nBfzZRqd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zb00rfvEz1F4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(87)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zGVFrSq9cQSk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(16)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zxSkWIPrd927" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(103)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zkQmvBaCyXIi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,466&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zKbIwLTFmkt" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;337&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_z99ewO76jIDg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zvl9gyoPi9fh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,283&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zosRHzHyjds2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;297&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--OthersProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zzGLDrqbEYQ9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zAYxD0s866vk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;210&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zg3fqmzoelEd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;94&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z9D2Uo5swWzl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;304&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zFaalcrK7HO6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;72&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zGKGO2Eed74j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CurrentProvision_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z47AmmdNiDf5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;170&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_z0I65OOLTJBh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,256&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zWqtEWTBt4m6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;243&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zesQpmkJeDab" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;3,499&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_zuiXDaCcNDXc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,211&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zaCp2TUgNxgb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;199&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--ProvisionNoncurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_ztp6ysEyvmXh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4,410&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_z2ltzxySszre" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,466&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zZjXs4ZrDe7f" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;337&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z2sfWCVLQAI" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,803&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCostsMember_z3t9XhRK0bc7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,283&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zLxfcIX6h8bi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;297&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--Liability_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zdy4VZ6M7OVb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,580&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;td id="xdx_F15_z5nsmyxgvZUk" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Among other factors, includes the reduction in liability of US$870, due to the update in the discount rate of the asset retirement obligation
in Canada, which increased from 0.00% to 1.11% for the year ended December 31, 2022.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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(ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; (iii) engineering methods and solutions; (iv) security levels; (v) productivity
of the equipment used; (vi) advances in geological studies and new hydrological information; and (vii) discount rate update&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Therefore, future expenditures
may differ from the amounts currently provided because the realized assumptions and various other factors are not always under the Company&#x92;s
control. These changes to key assumptions could result in a material impact to the amount of the provision in future reporting periods.
At each reporting period, the Company will reassess the key assumptions used in the preparation of the projected cash flows and will adjust
the provision, if required.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The long-term liability is
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to the liability and the unwinds are recorded in the income statement and is reduced by payments for mine closure and decommissioning
of mining assets. The accrued amounts of these obligations are not deducted from the potential costs covered by insurance or indemnities.&lt;/p&gt;

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asset considering the current conditions of closure and the projected date of depletion of each mine. Any changes in these assumptions
may significantly impact the recorded provision. Therefore, the estimated costs for closure of the mining assets are deemed to be a critical
accounting estimate and annually reviewed.&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Employee post retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_zfiPpVB3fdea" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;66&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;99&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_zEnNQI94Vx4a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,260&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,533&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payroll, related charges and other remunerations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember_zDL55AND17cd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;864&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;816&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Onerous contracts &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OnerousContractsProvisionMember_zma8xMsGmpLh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OnerousContractsProvisionMember_zayQcUMlCZhd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;874&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zPdyx985lCZ2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,036&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,045&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z0njMvC1Ztzi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,446&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,122) 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,419&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; margin-right: -0.05pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 31pt; padding-right: 31pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84C_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForProvisionsExplanatoryPolicyTextBlock_z5B8U5TjUOO" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The
long-term liability is discounted at presented value using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value
of money and the risks specific to the liability and the unwinds are recorded in the income statement and is reduced by payments. The
accrued amounts of these obligations are not deducted from the potential costs covered by insurance or indemnities. &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86F_zgf7xl1tF7wd" style="display: none"&gt;Provisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85F_zU3PiM9GrXRg" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfProvisionsExplanatory>
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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BF_zjJmWWBdaJ0g" style="display: none"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Schedule
    of provisions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 42%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Provisions for litigation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zUFHJ46viYic" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;93&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zadUIBAtTAa6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Employee post retirement obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_zfiPpVB3fdea" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;66&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;99&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_zEnNQI94Vx4a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,260&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EmployeePostretirementObligationProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,533&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Payroll, related charges and other remunerations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember_zDL55AND17cd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;864&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--PayrollRelatedChargesAndOtherRemunerationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;816&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Onerous contracts &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OnerousContractsProvisionMember_zma8xMsGmpLh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OnerousContractsProvisionMember_zayQcUMlCZhd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;874&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_zPdyx985lCZ2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,036&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,045&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231_z0njMvC1Ztzi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,446&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,122) 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,419&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    <vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForProvisionsExplanatoryPolicyTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84C_ecustom--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForProvisionsExplanatoryPolicyTextBlock_z5B8U5TjUOO" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The
long-term liability is discounted at presented value using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value
of money and the risks specific to the liability and the unwinds are recorded in the income statement and is reduced by payments. The
accrued amounts of these obligations are not deducted from the potential costs covered by insurance or indemnities. &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_86F_zgf7xl1tF7wd" style="display: none"&gt;Provisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</vale:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForProvisionsExplanatoryPolicyTextBlock>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfContingentLiabilitiesExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_801_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfContingentLiabilitiesExplanatory_zSZGzOpi8wC7" style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"&gt;&lt;span id="a_034"/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;28.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_82A_zVoVq8d6o3c6"&gt;Litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company is a defendant
in numerous legal actions in the ordinary course of business, including civil, tax, environmental and labor proceedings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company makes use of
estimates to recognize the amounts and the probability of outflow of resources, based on reports and technical assessments and on management&#x92;s
assessment. Provisions are recognized for probable losses of which a reliable estimate can be made. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Arbitral, legal and administrative
decisions against the Company, new jurisprudence and changes of existing evidence can result in changes regarding the probability of outflow
of resources and on the estimated amounts, according to the assessment of the legal basis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;a) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Provision
for legal proceedings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company has considered
all information available to assess the likelihood of an outflow of resources and in the preparation on the estimate of the costs that
may be required to settle the obligations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Tax litigations
-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;Mainly refers to the lawsuit filed in 2011 by Valepar (merged by Vale) seeking
the right to exclude the amount of dividends received in the form of interest on capital (&#x93;JCP&#x94;) from the PIS and COFINS tax
base. The amount reserved for this proceeding as at December 31, 2022 is US$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--LegalProceedingsReserved_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zgsL3O9KDVdb" title="Legal Proceedings Reserved"&gt;498&lt;/span&gt; (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--LegalProceedingsReserved_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zaX8iSWPFo5" title="Legal Proceedings Reserved"&gt;402&lt;/span&gt;). This proceeding is fully guaranteed by
a judicial deposit. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Civil litigations
-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;Refers to lawsuits for: (i) indemnities for losses, payments and contractual
fines due to contractual imbalance or non-compliance that are alleged by suppliers, and (ii) land claims referring to real estate Vale's
operational activities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Labor litigations
-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;Refers to lawsuits for individual claims by in-house employees and service
providers, primarily involving demands for additional compensation for overtime work, moral damages or health and safety conditions. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Environmental
litigations -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;Refers mainly to proceedings for environmental damages and issues
related to environmental licensing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The lawsuits related to Brumadinho
event (note 24) and the Samarco dam failure (note 25) are presented in its specific notes to these financial statements and, therefore,
are not disclosed below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89D_ecustom--DisclosureOfProvisionsForLitigationTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zjSCa6mrro87" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Litigations - Changes (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BE_zULQbHIIP4l" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in provision for litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 35%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax litigation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Civil litigation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Labor litigation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environmental litigation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of litigation provision &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zNloCj3XAh1b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;485&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zI5mXJ4t1JFb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;260&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zFXad5luWWj1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;335&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zeoi0vXKU3I" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zFVOGSdd6oKi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,091&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions and reversals, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zdKABEeDbZF5" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zo2x2B8n8eD6" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zW0cxga3MaEk" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zdIimZTIUzha" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zjFJThRVlu5b" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Payments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zjxWfhJq1UUf" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zInfVRAzadD4" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zBEM25eunbq3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zwrDs0nuLK0e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zKpfa8qjQqlh" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(94)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Indexation and interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;87&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Acquisition of NLC &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Discontinued operations - Coal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zii3YLDZSyUi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zFNDLgR4uxJk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zfTw62YaYmr1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(77)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zJFIGkcTHQDl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;456&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zvGt1vro4gOk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;284&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zaDbPAuByOn6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;358&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_z4PEHkTxuxeh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_z0vCFMueXRUa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,105&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zdq3dO19PnJk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;93&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;442&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;262&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;302&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zc0Rs2961ak4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_z1auUArzWi5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;456&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zhlvwCopqYA7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;284&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zcVR31uVCLs6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;358&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zc3LIl5li5Qa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zY0kePUGQGHa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,105&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions and reversals, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zQ2J0vWIpgra" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zYuYATh7YIS5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zdVviB6NgEF" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;67&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zCxoy3oOSQ6h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_ztds4HxMUTO6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;153&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Payments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zzg184Z6YJYe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zV1G19X4M8ea" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(67)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zgeb3zfchC56" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zeUmKAkdFssl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zApHro0C2Wpf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(164)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Indexation and interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zC00IfsBwqw6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;89&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zegOy1moNnXg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zTQ9cLmqvb55" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zK2GHgAJNFVg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;134&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfer to held for sale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughTransferToLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zSE5Ebo5kCC1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer to held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zJMJHd0HkG45" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zi4YrgiNIFJ6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zNf6pZWahdEl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_z422I1K9yKwl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;576&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zJGUGLlj81m7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;291&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zUsd5Yv9yUle" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;411&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zR4dXal3KtB1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zuf56oBdwOda" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,292&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zrMaspaYYfmh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zRwqa4AMeUQ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zNBY2jPUFuPl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zZLAP2MhDgBc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zuufY0cU8pvk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zG1opeIeogzh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;558&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zDGhYAoVPIQa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;270&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zO7pGcbaMHTk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;346&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_z2b6pMN8riM1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_z015x2gFnOek" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zugITipKNIn4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;576&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_z2cj2FxypVca" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;291&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zU2jx64ogcta" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;411&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zP1SfwB836z2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zbTBIMrlmU7j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,292&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_z9UUfmrx9Gh8" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Contingent
liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_899_ecustom--DisclosureOfContingentLiabilitiesClassifiedAsPossibleAndNoProvisionTableTextBlock_pn6n6_z4X4cnLTIx71" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Litigations - Contingent liabilities (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zn2ym6dPVz29" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of contingent liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Tax litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zPZdPfdVVmhe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,590&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,177&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Civil litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zb5IXUI8qf1b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,270&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zOnOqzyfNRa6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,503&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Labor litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zZzjrdrBgPld" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;569&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;516&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Environmental litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zNxU1u2bwrja" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,102&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;954&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zGO0QJxUi1N8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,531&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_z35m1DCABPZj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Contingent liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,150&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A1_ziCUeURY6Q64" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The main contingent liabilities, updated by applicable interest
rates, for which the likelihood of loss is considered possible are presented by nature as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tax proceedings (&#x93;CFEM&#x94;)
- &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company is engaged in numerous administrative and judicial proceedings related to the mining royalty known as CFEM.
These proceedings arise out of a large number of assessments by the Brazilian National Mining Agency (&#x93;&lt;i&gt;Ag&#xea;ncia Nacional
de Minera&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/i&gt; &#x96; ANM&#x94;, former &#x93;DNPM&#x94;), which main discussions involve the deduction of insurance
and transportation costs indicated in the corresponding invoice payment of royalties on pellet sales and CFEM charges on the revenues
provided by our subsidiaries abroad. The Company estimates the possible losses resulting from these proceedings to be US$&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_zxPJlpiWkyp" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;1,831&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_zGm5HhNZhhd5" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;9,555&lt;/span&gt;
million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_zUZWr7axx0ag" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;1,594&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CfemRelatedProceedingsMember_z6nYQKGf3OHb" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;8,893&lt;/span&gt; million)).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tax proceedings - PIS/COFINS
- &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company is a party to several collections related to the alleged improper use of PIS and COFINS credits (federal
taxes levied on the companies' gross revenue). Brazilian tax legislation authorizes taxpayers to use PIS and COFINS tax credits, such
as those referring to the acquisition of inputs for the production process and other items. The tax authorities mainly claim that (i) some credits were not related to the
production process, and (ii) the right to use the tax credits was not adequately proven. The Company is discussing the aforementioned
charges related to credits determined as at 2002. The chances of loss related to these lawsuits classified as possible total US$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_z42ErkZJOBj4" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;1,720&lt;/span&gt;
(R$&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_zRh1unv7IbBl" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;8,975&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December 31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_zkOAbjfr3ocj" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;1,016&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToPisCofinsMember_zrnmkknNs2w3" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;5,667&lt;/span&gt; million)).&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tax proceedings - Tax on Services
(&#x93;ISS&#x94;) - &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company is party to a number of administrative and judicial proceedings related to the collection
of ISS in several Brazilian municipalities. The tax authorities&#x92; main allegations for those proceedings are: (i) the tax basis used
for computing the tax payable was incorrect; (ii) failure to pay ISS related to third parties asset management services; and (iii) the
incidence of ISS over own goods port handling services (&#x93;self-service&#x94;). As at December 31, 2022, the total amount of the
possible loss is US$&lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_znLR4L1RyGX" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;626&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_z7cS2t6pQ2md" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;3,268&lt;/span&gt; million) (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_zO8s79SEOidc" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;526&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxOnServicesMember_zjMGmXett949" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;2,935&lt;/span&gt; million)).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tax proceedings - Value added
tax on services and circulation of goods (&#x93;ICMS&#x94;) - &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Vale is engaged in several administrative and court proceedings
relating to additional charges of ICMS by the tax authorities of different Brazilian states. In each of these proceedings, the tax authorities
claim that (i) use of undue tax credit; (ii) failing to comply with certain accessory obligations; (iii) the Company is required to pay
the ICMS on acquisition of electricity (iv) operations related to the collection of tax rate differential (&#x93;DIFAL&#x94;) and (v)
incidence of ICMS on its own transportation. The total amount classified as a possible loss is US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_zbv72jMAYZ49" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;558&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_zZ88bUy6Yysd" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;2,910&lt;/span&gt; million) as at December
31, 2022 (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_zlwYoS1n6BV6" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;524&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--AssessmentsAndLegalProceedingsRelatedToTaxOnServicesMember_z7kYF4LnQKN7" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;2,923&lt;/span&gt; million)).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tax proceedings - Fines arising
from offsets not approved for settlement of federal debts - &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Vale is a party to several assessments by the Brazilian Federal
Revenue Service (&#x93;RFB&#x94;) referring to the imposition of fines of &lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--PercentageOfImpositionOfFinesOnValueOfCompensation_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zQuCliBf0AI2" title="Percentage Of Imposition of Fines"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;% on the value of compensation not approved for the settlement
of federal debts. The RFB understands that these offsets were made with undue credits. The Company contests the aforementioned fines and
also the non-approval of compensation in other proceedings. If the Company is successful in the proceedings in which the non-approval
of the compensation is being discussed, the expectation is that the corresponding collection of fines will be cancelled. The constitutionality
of the fine collection is discussed by another company in a leading case before the STF, and a favorable decision in this case will be
applicable to all taxpayers who dispute this thesis. As at December 31, 2022, the total amount of fines imposed was US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zfnsLczGjDFb" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;524&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_900_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zDmm8GLRMp46" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;2,735&lt;/span&gt; million)
(2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zGCP7uBz5xj9" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;287&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--EstimatedLossOnLegalProceedings_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxProceedingsFinesArisingFromOffsetsNotApprovedForSettlementOfFederalDebtsMember_zfs0KuZeDmb" title="Estimated Loss on Legal Proceedings"&gt;1,604&lt;/span&gt; million)).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Civil proceedings - Environmental
licensing of the Company's operations in the State of Par&#xe1;, Brazil- &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company is a party to several civil proceedings,
which are not individually material. Among these processes, the Company is engaged on public civil actions brought by associations representing
the Kayap&#xf3; and Xikrin indigenous communities, in the state of Par&#xe1;, which seek to suspend the Company&#x92;s environmental
licenses for On&#xe7;a Puma (nickel), Salobo (copper) and S11D (iron ore). Those associations claim, among other things, that during
the environmental licensing process, the Company did not perform appropriate studies on the impacts from those operations over the surrounding
indigenous communities, which were ordinarily processed and approved by the competent licensing bodies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In 2022, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement with the indigenous
communities Xikrin do Catet&#xe9; and Kayap&#xf3; (note 2), for social and economic compensation. However, the Company is still defending
itself against the environmental claims, which likelihood of loss is deemed as possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the
amount of a potential loss due to the interruption of these operations or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Civil proceedings&#x96;
Environmental licensing of the Company's operations in the States of Minas Gerais and Esp&#xed;rito Santo, Brazil - &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;The Company is a party to a public civil action filed by associations representing
the owners of areas near to the Mar Azul, Tamandu&#xe1; and Cap&#xe3;o Xavier mines. The associations are requesting the cancellation
of Vale's mining and environmental licenses to operate those mines, mainly claiming that the mining activities are contaminating the water
springs in the region. Those mining operations are currently suspended, and the Company is defending itself against the lawsuit, which
it believes that the likelihood of loss is possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the amount of a potential loss due to
the interruption of these operations or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;In addition, the Company is also a party to public civil actions filed by the
Public Ministry of the State of Minas Gerais and by the municipality of Juceaba requesting the Company to stop disposing tailings at Maravilhas
II and III dams (Vargem Grande complex), Forquilhas V (F&#xe1;brica complex) and Dam 7 (Viga mine). The Company believes that the likelihood
of loss is possible, however, it is not yet possible to estimate the amount of a potential loss due to an interruption of these operations
or any potential agreement to mitigate and compensate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Labor litigations&#x96;
Safety requirements at dams in the State of Par&#xe1;, Brazil - &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;In March
2022, the Labor Prosecutor's Office of the State of Par&#xe1; filed two public civil actions requesting an indemnification payment of
US$&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--IndemnificationPayment_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zXVicMljy2K" title="Indemnification payment"&gt;113&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--IndemnificationPayment_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231_z2BEIs5Cw1tf" title="Indemnification payment"&gt;590&lt;/span&gt; million) and the adoption of several work safety measures related to the Mirim and Pera Jusante dams to restrict access
only to the employees that are strictly necessary at the site. The Company believes that the likelihood of loss is possible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Environmental
litigations&#x96; Iron ore operations in Itabira - &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;The Company is a party
to several environmental proceedings, which are not individually material. Among these processes, the Company is a defendant in two separate
actions brought by the municipality of Itabira, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In the first action, filed in August 1996, the
municipality alleges that Vale iron ore operations have caused environmental
and social harm, and claims damages with respect to the alleged environmental degradation, as well as the immediate restoration of the
affected ecological complex and the performance of compensatory environmental programs in the region. In the second action, filed in September
1996, the municipality of Itabira claims the right to be reimbursed for expenses it has incurred in connection with public services rendered
due to mining activities. The damages sought, as adjusted from the date of the claim, amount to approximately US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_zNX46ChXeYxa" title="Loss contingency damages sought value"&gt;431&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_pn6n6_uBRL_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_z8xUbWAumJmc" title="Loss contingency damages sought value"&gt;2,249&lt;/span&gt; million)
(2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_zIcofk1W7Nq3" title="Loss contingency damages sought value"&gt;345&lt;/span&gt; (R$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--LossContingencyDamageSoughtValue_pn6n6_uBRL_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationsIronOreOperationsInItabiraMember_zbefQrvbqP5l" title="Loss contingency damages sought value"&gt;1,925&lt;/span&gt; million)).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #00807A; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
c) Judicial deposits&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89C_ecustom--DisclosureOfJudicialDepositsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zfhHaiaeHPhg" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Litigations - Judicial deposits (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B1_zBRTTqmifZ0i" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of judicial deposits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 66%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Tax litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zeLXEllj5lgh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;945&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;957&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Civil litigations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zUrLF0hgQiv6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;100&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Labor litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zaFlez7fq223" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;134&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;141&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Environmental litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_znG9m4qfFnwe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_z8uHwfNvELFc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zM1qELScvJcc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,215&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--JudicialDepositsNonCurrent_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Judicial deposits, non-current"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,220&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A2_zB7uY2PHOAG2" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d) Guarantees contracted for legal proceedings&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In addition to the above-mentioned tax, civil, labor and environmental
judicial deposits, the Company contracted US$2.3 billion (R$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee_iI_pn9n9_uBRL_c20221231_zTutZLvIc1L8" title="Guarantee Obligations, Bank Guarantee"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; billion) in guarantees for its lawsuits, as an alternative to judicial
deposits.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;e) Contingent Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"/&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Arbitration related to Simandou
- &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;In 2010, the Company acquired a 51% interest in BSG Resources Limited G ("BSGR"), which held concession rights
and permits for iron ore exploration in the Republic of Guinea. In 2014, the Republic of Guinea revoked these concessions based on evidence
that BSGR had obtained them through bribery of Guinean government officials. The Republic of Guinea did not make any finding of any involvement
or responsibility on the Company&#x92;s part. The arbitral tribunal in London ruled in the Company&#x92;s favor and ordered BSGR to
pay to the Company the amount of approximately US$2.1 billion (with interest and costs). BSGR went into administration in March 2018,
and the Company has commenced legal proceedings against BSGR before courts in London, England and in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York to enforce the arbitral award against BSGR. The Company continues to pursue the enforcement of the
award and collection of the amounts due by all legally available means, but since there can be no assurance as to the timing and amount
of any collections, the asset was not recognized in its financial statements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84F_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForContingentLiabilitiesAndContingentAssetsExplanatory_zkc5fy56q6Sb" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;A
provision is recognized when it is considered probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and can
be reliably estimated. The liability is accounted against an expense in the income statement. This obligation is updated based on the
developments of the judicial process or interest accretion and can be reversed if the expectation of loss is not considered probable
due to changes in circumstances or when the obligation is settled. &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_862_zrWSyABZ9w74" style="display: none"&gt;Litigation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Contingent assets are disclosed
when the related economic benefits are probable and are only recognized in the financial statements in the period in which their realization
is virtually certain.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Litigations are contingent by nature,
that is, it will be resolved when one or more future event occurs or fails to occur. Typically, the occurrence or not of such events is
outside of the Company&#x92;s control. Legal uncertainties involve the application of significant estimates and judgments by management
regarding the potential outcomes of future events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_859_zBoEKdQdSCv1" style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfContingentLiabilitiesExplanatory>
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      contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">498000000</vale:LegalProceedingsReserved>
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      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">402000000</vale:LegalProceedingsReserved>
    <vale:DisclosureOfProvisionsForLitigationTableTextBlock contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89D_ecustom--DisclosureOfProvisionsForLitigationTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zjSCa6mrro87" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Litigations - Changes (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BE_zULQbHIIP4l" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in provision for litigations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 35%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax litigation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Civil litigation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Labor litigation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environmental litigation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of litigation provision &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zNloCj3XAh1b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;485&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zI5mXJ4t1JFb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;260&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zFXad5luWWj1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;335&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zeoi0vXKU3I" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zFVOGSdd6oKi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,091&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions and reversals, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zdKABEeDbZF5" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zo2x2B8n8eD6" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zW0cxga3MaEk" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zdIimZTIUzha" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zjFJThRVlu5b" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;98&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Payments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zjxWfhJq1UUf" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zInfVRAzadD4" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zBEM25eunbq3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zwrDs0nuLK0e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zKpfa8qjQqlh" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(94)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Indexation and interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;87&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Acquisition of NLC &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Acquisition of NLC"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Discontinued operations - Coal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zii3YLDZSyUi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zFNDLgR4uxJk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zfTw62YaYmr1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Discontinued operations"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(77)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zJFIGkcTHQDl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;456&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zvGt1vro4gOk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;284&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zaDbPAuByOn6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;358&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_z4PEHkTxuxeh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_z0vCFMueXRUa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,105&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zdq3dO19PnJk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;93&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;442&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;262&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;302&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zc0Rs2961ak4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_z1auUArzWi5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;456&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zhlvwCopqYA7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;284&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zcVR31uVCLs6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;358&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zc3LIl5li5Qa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zY0kePUGQGHa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the beginning"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,105&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Additions and reversals, net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zQ2J0vWIpgra" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zYuYATh7YIS5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zdVviB6NgEF" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;67&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zCxoy3oOSQ6h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvision_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_ztds4HxMUTO6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Additions and reversals, net"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;153&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Payments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zzg184Z6YJYe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zV1G19X4M8ea" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(67)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zgeb3zfchC56" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--OtherEnvironmentRelatedProvisionMember_zeUmKAkdFssl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zApHro0C2Wpf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(164)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Indexation and interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zC00IfsBwqw6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;89&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zegOy1moNnXg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zTQ9cLmqvb55" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zK2GHgAJNFVg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Indexation and interest"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;134&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Transfer to held for sale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughTransferToLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zSE5Ebo5kCC1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer to held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DecreaseThroughTransferToLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOtherProvisions_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zuXeCbb3Q8Lg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer to held for sale"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zJMJHd0HkG45" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zi4YrgiNIFJ6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zNf6pZWahdEl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_z422I1K9yKwl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;576&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zJGUGLlj81m7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;291&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zUsd5Yv9yUle" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;411&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zR4dXal3KtB1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--OtherProvisions_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zuf56oBdwOda" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Balance at the end"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,292&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zrMaspaYYfmh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zRwqa4AMeUQ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zNBY2jPUFuPl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zZLAP2MhDgBc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zuufY0cU8pvk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zG1opeIeogzh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;558&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_zDGhYAoVPIQa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;270&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zO7pGcbaMHTk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;346&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_z2b6pMN8riM1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_z015x2gFnOek" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;1,186&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--TaxLitigationMember_zugITipKNIn4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;576&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--CivilLitigationMember_z2cj2FxypVca" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;291&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--LaborLitigationMember_zU2jx64ogcta" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;411&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__custom--EnvironmentalLitigationMember_zP1SfwB836z2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Provisions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfProvisionsAxis__ifrs-full--LegalProceedingsProvisionMember_zbTBIMrlmU7j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,292&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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      unitRef="USD">1215000000</vale:JudicialDepositsNonCurrent>
    <vale:JudicialDepositsNonCurrent
      contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_ifrs-full_LegalProceedingsProvisionMember"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">1220000000</vale:JudicialDepositsNonCurrent>
    <vale:GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" decimals="-9" unitRef="BRL">12000000000</vale:GuaranteeObligationsBankGuarantee>
    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForContingentLiabilitiesAndContingentAssetsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84F_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForContingentLiabilitiesAndContingentAssetsExplanatory_zkc5fy56q6Sb" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;A
provision is recognized when it is considered probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and can
be reliably estimated. The liability is accounted against an expense in the income statement. This obligation is updated based on the
developments of the judicial process or interest accretion and can be reversed if the expectation of loss is not considered probable
due to changes in circumstances or when the obligation is settled. &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_862_zrWSyABZ9w74" style="display: none"&gt;Litigation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Contingent assets are disclosed
when the related economic benefits are probable and are only recognized in the financial statements in the period in which their realization
is virtually certain.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Litigations are contingent by nature,
that is, it will be resolved when one or more future event occurs or fails to occur. Typically, the occurrence or not of such events is
outside of the Company&#x92;s control. Legal uncertainties involve the application of significant estimates and judgments by management
regarding the potential outcomes of future events.&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForContingentLiabilitiesAndContingentAssetsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_80B_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory_zAHNRloIAukb" style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_035"/&gt;29.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_824_z63fRP7wrge2"&gt;Employee benefits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a) Employee post retirement obligation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In Brazil, the management of the pension plans is the responsibility
of Funda&#xe7;&#xe3;o Vale do Rio Doce de Seguridade Social (&#x93;Valia&#x94;) a nonprofit entity with administrative and financial
autonomy. The Brazilian plans are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Benefit plan Vale Mais (&#x93;&lt;i&gt;Vale
Mais&lt;/i&gt;&#x94;) and benefit plan Valiaprev (&#x93;&lt;i&gt;Valiaprev&lt;/i&gt;&#x94;) - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company's employees participating in Valia
are associated, for the most part, with the Vale Mais plan, which has a defined benefit component (settled benefit from the former Defined
Benefits Plan and specific benefit to cover death, disability retirement and sickness benefit) and defined contribution component (for
programmable benefits). The Valiaprev plan is similar to the Vale Mais plan, with the exception of not having the benefit settled and
the sickness benefit. Both Vale Mais and Valiaprev plans were overfunded as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Defined benefit plan (&#x93;&lt;i&gt;Plano
BD&lt;/i&gt;&#x94;) - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Plano BD is closed to new entrants since 2000, when the Vale Mais plan was implemented. It is a plan that
has defined benefit characteristics, covering almost exclusively retirees and their beneficiaries. It was overfunded as at December 31,
2022 and 2021 and the contributions made by the Company are not material.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#x93;&lt;i&gt;Abono complementa&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/i&gt;&#x94;
benefit plan - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Company sponsors a specific group of former employees entitled to receive additional benefits from Valia
regular payments. The contributions made by the Company finished in 2014. The &#x93;&lt;i&gt;abono complementa&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/i&gt;&#x94;
benefit was overfunded as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The
Company sponsors medical plans for employees that meet specific criteria and for employees who use the &#x93;&lt;i&gt;abono complementa&#xe7;&#xe3;o&lt;/i&gt;&#x94;
benefit. Although those benefits are not specific retirement plans, actuarial calculations are used to calculate future commitments. As
those benefits are related to health care plans they have nature of underfunded benefits, and are presented as underfunded plans as at
December 31, 2022 and 2021.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The foreign plans are managed in accordance with their region.
They are divided between plans in Canada, US A, UK and Indonesia. Pension plans in Canada are composed of a defined benefit and defined
contribution component. Currently the defined benefit plans do not allow new entrants. The foreign defined benefit plans are underfunded
as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Employers&#x92; disclosure about pensions and other post retirement
benefits on the status of the defined benefit elements of all plans is provided as follows.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;i. Evolution
of present value obligation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89A_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetExplanatory_pn6n6_zNjKDi3y79v9" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Change in benefit obligation (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B0_zYU8LxWsV1a6" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in benefit obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 56%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Benefit obligation as at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z2xC17s4jLFk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,105&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zXrHVznBSonj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,632&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zO2VZ0jiDNpf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,733&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Service costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zLoFe18nTw1k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zDmAJIo6GZC9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;68&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zzuFEDFrz3Q1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z4G4klHoeU7l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zxvhSogtxpNd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;122&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_znPMeT3pJqAg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Benefits paid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zAom1cV7ACqd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(235)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z1SpFpPRa6w1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(257)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zDixQhhYe0L8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Participant contributions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zzIw3jubloG3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Participant contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(31)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z9J8is5Jmmhj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(330)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zDN032F7lEwb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(246)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zghvMnIH3WVd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(261)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zsjz6n6pAlsi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(208)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zp7vAsGyzrul" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zxWV0jwYYEW8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(23)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zdgq2Mitgac5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;295&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zBpODmO0Dpol" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(295)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Benefit obligation as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zUod6TBdK5og" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,833&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zoa1u6FwQ3n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,983&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zIjPG7cBP6W9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,427&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Service costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zv62trN8eo0j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zYbkGBj0Uv6h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zweDaOb6a7T2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_ztld5R7mX9x6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;325&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zNygVEbH9wP7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zoHC1twqJGn9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Benefits paid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zja2um4tl7X6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(534)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zEKCDxmPIEW7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(58)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zNHUOHNg7Nbd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Participant contributions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zGRzerqvzrH3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Participant contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(30)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zAmlkod6VKL9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(784)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zUlUmTAn3W4e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(109)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zZYbifwU2X55" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(343)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zLfRtMzku716" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zycbp7xVDi2f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zQwuKgOyRCK" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(24)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zfTarx3cDph6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zGfdzBMGwK0j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,252&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zSupeVHevlye" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,252)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Benefit obligation as at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zHdaoNc5zlrf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,142&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zXe4Xwru9q34" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;608&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zDFlbNHjtY77" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,057&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AB_zihGGXmdo1gi" style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ii. Evolution
of assets fair value&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_898_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsExplanatory_hifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--EmployeeBenefitsMember_zYyvRlM3kbY1" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Evolution of assets fair value (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B7_zmFVUAiOUf08" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of evolution of assets fair value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 58%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value of plan assets as at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zcwoledlS4u6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,969&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zMt3sUowKadf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,992&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zbWZ4WMWEhXf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8215"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zR0ZtvVeAQee" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;253&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zO0tZ3T1Pjkf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;102&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Employer contributions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_ztT2bJWWfxU9" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zpQYOr6HwsG6" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zriKnnkSgKva" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;56&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Benefits paid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z9IwFrx90qLd" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(235)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zxRXzcH7QZi3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(257)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zTuETTYMQZdb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zDQ6T41ZFqTb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(269)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zii8TcgkgRnb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zafwbtJ2k1He" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(276)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zHlu20GqVWO1" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z1zqF9Mrkgy6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;281&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zqjaHD46bAw3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(281)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value of plan assets as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zbBXPKZvCHwl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,752&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zDXATwx0bGai" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,779&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zla0j5yh16De" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8249"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z7pDejpMKUue" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;412&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zVnsf51l7aU7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Employer contributions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_ztEPA6FcjW18" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zkdmDXIxdmS5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zEwyHpsusX3f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Benefits paid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zdKLEaWkVNE6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(534)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zSyGTdcLsnJh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(58)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zYXhiMcltp0j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zTAMNSf4LBcf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(752)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zKH7LvL2rWHi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(31)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z2XH5jT3Zdl6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zFADEEljxbXb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z65QeAVXmXWe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zcuSScIP4BBj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,373)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value of plan assets as at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zwpuzDuTAbf1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,340&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zuTW1cf6yaed" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;339&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zhO1N1gKMsAi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8283"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8AA_z3SFyTFjxNml" style="font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;








&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;iii. Reconciliation
of assets and liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89E_ecustom--DisclosureOfReconciliationsOfDefinedBenefitAssetsAndLiabilitiesRecognizedInStatementOfFinancialPositionTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zmyhGUJqxls3" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Reconciliation of net liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zx0gOb8yeckk" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of reconciliation of net liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Plans in Brazil&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 34%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at beginning of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zsi76jDEXm7b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;876&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zhzI7V3Fz4V4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;864&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zQkFS7H5Icu1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;83&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zGpf73tucSAh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;58&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Changes on asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zjQw39MgwmWc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(89)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zCcjMP3jGUU2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zbwqMEJ7quoe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_ztDTGe8zrG6f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(62)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at end of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zGFhYFghBFRa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;924&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zBt6SwUwNgO7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;876&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amount recognized in the statement of financial position&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Present value of actuarial liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zKRyVV9e5YRg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,634)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zA3zEfzLPACb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(246)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zwNsNE5p7mx" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(321)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z9xcFTVxpkE4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,572)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z1JUKGTltQr3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(237)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zG3nLtMnXIVa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(301)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zuZF0iKdD955" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,558&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zomDkrpPrZ45" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;101&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zs21fsMzP6vk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zJdu2saNY4i2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;94&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of the asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_z8VDBtiTwpQ8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(924)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_zbwQwZF7Keta" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(876)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zNvn0AMpnBbi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(145)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zABdxCm565af" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(321)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z9ktb2VXTIjd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(143)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zG5nIWlU7rog" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(301)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zy7aLyHvc0na" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zfWS35MTMVR7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(16)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z2aEn7Kp6cX4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zgEC0DMwxVy" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zeuNhpMSvICd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(142)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zKiArBpoLVwe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(305)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z4NqiqMJCpai" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(103)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zk21FT6FAKTb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(296)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_znCEbeUwmdGe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(145)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zYlsRzlz4gR5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(321)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zDmGXN5aqjQ2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(143)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zrvTMx05iPv7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(301)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign plan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 39%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Movements of assets ceiling&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at January 1,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_ziGoApLO0iL1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zUOupDr1auej" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8367"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zdp5NLlKl9gl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Changes on asset ceiling and onerous liability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zNjF6nQ5x5ll" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;160&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zNmR2K5f2t55" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zXf7aRKZXtag" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zMwyg231pZ1d" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;190&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zL5u5jWzgnK8" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amount recognized in the statement of financial position&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Present value of actuarial liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zBskYM3wOu67" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,508)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zZUBGYTm6Nwf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(362)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zQcIFrsVAxZg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(736)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zjcRd2n0zPge" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(261)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z6RPmuRb31U" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,746)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z42sinCfsdzd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zLoSQmMlMuXk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,782&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zgmoXL07T7Jl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;238&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zt5UeQ4hWto3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zXHYS0Rt8Era" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,685&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of the asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_zZ90AG2IXuxg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(190)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_zpbdaCqIkGTg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(44)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets (liabilities)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zSxTRjE3eIH5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;84&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zI0fh6Z2Vynb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(124)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zyDkZVgLUMwk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(736)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z1KRk7EGZ4Yh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(61)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zz2yOsyDfox" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,127)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_znkOH5UbRBm8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z1nw7Ih9BMt7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z681hEVQIk63" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_ziGwejN5CyQk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets (liabilities)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zAxL3eRvbtq9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z9umMhHFudp1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(117)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zAB7ebnjxSgc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(696)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zGQ724BmJIf9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(54)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zuidKF1XpOZd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,080)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets (liabilities)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zIS0BdSSI2Bh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;84&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zTgb3xUiLLXf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(124)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zLTUORrs1aj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(736)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z1VYAK4sAnc5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(61)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zjlUlG9TELch" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,127)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 32%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at beginning of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_z8f8moBuDlw" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;919&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zlYoxMAr6fA" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;864&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zFaF8BXQRvL9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z1i4GBh7xoK3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;58&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Changes on asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zKM5SxRUIcxg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zxjs7CIjbCH2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zVqNCM4oKJXl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zQpCixwiP1Na" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at end of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_z7NZkqLkEgvh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,114&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvbRWvAi9rB4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;919&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="13" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amount recognized in the statement of financial position&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Present value of actuarial liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_fKGkp_zFVUhZO087Pf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5,142)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_zhFJlaDa78P6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(608)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_z45PoYIEUUS1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,057)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_zqNmd54AIzv5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,833)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_zNQlCBgoEbQd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,983)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_ztHg2jBUlTT2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,428)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_fKGkp_zKbJDoTlp6Tf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,340&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zysDUY0aSrf6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;339&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zS4yz58reimk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,752&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zrN1uxPVgT9g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,779&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of the asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_fKGkp_zeoEwcJAgSBj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_z64hX6wfXnN1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(919)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets (liabilities)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zASIGakwjuag" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;84&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z2XxItjfs32c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(269)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zWAwA3ZQ1kVe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,057)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zFUlpxorIo42" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(204)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zWDmb1AQ62Qb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,428)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zWtypL9aKWPj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_z7HfOXdFvxF9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zub33o5Vwfli" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_z3mgDs1jcAVj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(52)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets (liabilities)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zWaK3hEhS1v4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zq6vp357Wyp5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(259)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zsPjUKAEpBU" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,001)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zqGmSM3tEyBk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(157)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zaPIZb92Kvbj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,376)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets (liabilities)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zhMc2XaegVE" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;84&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zm5Eei0Wj8Og" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(269)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zjcTYC9rwuSa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,057)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zNtdK3RWoXg6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(204)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zyDMneaKBwBc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,428)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;td id="xdx_F0A_zfSMTsMhu5a1" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F10_zSzMcEWkZc7" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;The pension plan asset is recorded as &#x93;Other non-current assets&#x94; in the balance sheet.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;iv. Costs
recognized in the income statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_890_ecustom--DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitCostsRecognizedInIncomeStatementTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zwkmKFpS8pD4" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Costs recognized in the income statement (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zIZ87PjbeZs4" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zjgKqONDL5S6" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zACiDzoiMczl" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zov4MSILdwki" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zkDlo0gOmIr9" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zggeEtFqb9wf" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49B_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvNFoP4Ixxs3" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_492_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zv2tljNn9rgl" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zJKXVfM4qAs4" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="17" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 22%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--ServiceCostDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maPBEDBzJT7_zxZTO6eSkcB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Service cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;68&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;52&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--InterestOnExpenseOnLiabilitiesDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maPBEDBzJT7_zyo1H0hPvc4a"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest expense&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;325&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;122&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;222&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;134&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;64&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--InterestIncomeOnPlanAssetsDefinedBenefitPlans_iN_pn6n6_di_msPBEDBzJT7_z3rTPrt1o3sd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(412)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(17)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8552"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(253)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(102)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8555"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(297)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(107)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8558"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnAssetCeilingOrOnerousLiabilityDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maPBEDBzJT7_zYoR4DgFpGg7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest expense on effect of (asset ceiling)/ onerous liability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8561"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8562"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;58&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8564"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8565"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8567"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8568"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_eifrs-full--PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedBenefitPlans_iT_pn6n6_mtPBEDBzJT7_z89G4goEKiO4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of cost, net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;42&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;62&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;73&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;88&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;34&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;79&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;82&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8AD_z9UrSTC0Sj0j" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;v. Costs
recognized in the statement of comprehensive income&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89C_ecustom--DisclosureOfCostsRecognizedInStatementOfComprehensiveIncomeTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zM22wEVWixY1" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Costs recognized in the statement of comprehensive income (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B2_z8UBMAUjP4Ng" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of costs recognized in the statement of comprehensive income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zpFyM34qLBY9" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z2zfiWrwvKQe" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zlpcabh2f2Cc" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_498_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zkZb2aUxEEUb" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_491_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z8cjNBnUify8" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zwOk3X2X3Mx7" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49B_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zKyLu126GgY7" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_492_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zUdy8moBqEC2" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zAbwxV02e33h" style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="17" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 22%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_zIPVFIWBYjNd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at beginning of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(93)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(92)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(172)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(101)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(400)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(363)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(173)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(459)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(238)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxEffectOfChangesActuarialAssumptionsOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iN_pn6n6_di_msOCIBTzEQ8_zn4VdUaaoL52"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of changes actuarial assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;784&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;343&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;330&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;246&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;261&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(118)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(271)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(243)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxReturnOnPlanAssetsExcludingInterestIncomeOfDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maOCIBTzEQ8_zjQW6WmD6tv2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(752)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(31)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8604"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(269)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8607"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8610"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxChangeOfAssetCeilingAndLiabilitiesOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iN_pn6n6_di_msOCIBTzEQ8_zlJu4fm6a22k"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Change of asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(65)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8613"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8614"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(60)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8616"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8617"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;278&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8619"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8620"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxOthersLossGainsOfDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maOCIBTzEQ8_zPL7oWqow2c1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8623"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8624"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8628"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iT_pn6n6_mtOCIBTzEQ8_maOCIzdqy_zK25QMFCzrfb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: rgb(217,217,217) 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(36)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;78&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;343&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(4)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;430&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;257&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;46&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;43&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(232)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_eifrs-full--IncomeTaxRelatingToRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlansOfOtherComprehensiveIncome_iN_pn6n6_di_msOCIzdqy_zGHzopXspNJl"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deferred income tax&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(102)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(83)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(12)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_403_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_iT_pn6n6_mtOCIzdqy_zC26q8Z9wx47"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Others comprehensive income&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(24)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;52&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;241&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;300&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;174&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(150)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_zJ1Jvdbmfio8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_ziW35oomSpJ6"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accumulated other comprehensive income&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(124)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(45)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;62&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(93)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(92)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(172)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(101)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(400)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(363)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;vi. Risks related to plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A5_zqnwPkg4tgca" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Administrators of the plans have committed to strategic
planning to strengthen internal controls and risk management. This commitment is achieved by conducting audits and assessments of internal
controls, which aim to mitigate operational market and credit risks. Risks are presented as follow:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Legal -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lawsuits:
issuance of periodic reports to the audit and Board of Directors, including the lawyers' analysis of the chances of success (remote, probable
or possible), focusing on the administrative decision on provisions. Promote and monitor adaptations to new legal obligations and monitor
compliance with established legal obligations. Due diligence of third parties from the perspective of the Integrity Program.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Actuarial - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The
annual actuarial evaluation of the benefit plans comprises the assessment of taxes, income and adequacy of the costing plans. Technical
study of compliance with the assumptions adopted in the actuarial evaluation of benefit plans prepared by an external actuary, in accordance
with current legislation. Monitoring of biometric, demographic and economic-financial assumptions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Technical
allocation studies are carried out with the objective of evaluating investment portfolios of the different obligations of the plans and
projecting the future result of these portfolios. Asset Liability Management studies are carried out for defined benefit type obligations
(Asset Liability Management study), while for defined contribution type obligations there are efficient frontier studies (investment profiles)
and glidepath (life cycles). Periodic monitoring of the plans' short-term market risk based on risk indicators (VaR - Value at Risk, Benchmark
VaR, Maximum Drawdown, Stress Tests, among others).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Risk classification
of securities from corporate and bank issuers based on quantitative and qualitative assessments of the credit risk of the issuer, the
asset and its guarantees, from acquisition to maturity. This internal rating sensitizes provisions for credit risk losses, as well as verified defaults, in accordance
with current legislation. Provisions for loan losses with participants are realized based on default verified in payments.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Technical
study of the liquidity of plans with defined benefit obligations, focusing on the long term, whose objective is to verify the sufficiency
of the assets in fulfilling the plan's obligations. Monitoring of short-term liquidity with a focus on cash available to meet plan obligations
for the coming years. The defined contribution bond portfolios (investment profiles and life cycles) have assets available for sale at
any time in normal market situations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;vii. Actuarial and economic assumptions and
sensitivity analysis&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;All calculations involve future actuarial projections about some parameters,
such as: salaries, interest, inflation, mortality and disability.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The economic and actuarial assumptions adopted have been formulated
considering the long-term period for maturity and should therefore be analyzed accordingly. In the short term they may not be realized.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: navy"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The following assumptions were adopted in the assessment:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfSensitivityAnalysisForActuarialAssumptionsExplanatory_pn6n6_z87U4GWHfAB" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Actuarial and economic assumptions and sensitivity analysis (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BF_zwu4H2tItDXa" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of actuarial and economic assumptions and sensitivity analysis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="12" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brazil&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 34%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discount rate to determine benefit obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_znEQwMgkI2Ii" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;9.77&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zZaYzEcKfLzk" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;9.88&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zG8CY5CfEW1a" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;10.66&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z9FYLdxXWHN5" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;9.81&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zORZEFhxETf1" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;9.90&lt;/span&gt;% &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zDKcLQAi0w4a" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;8.62&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z0uI1N4NzJSj" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;8.82&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zioN6fPssCI4" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;10.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zgcwpBZmpuVe" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;8.68&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z75oz6uH33O8" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;8.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate to determine expense/ income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zeutC6zLuCO" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;9.77&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z2tv69LJGm9g" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;9.88&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zko2XYdKRBQ1" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;10.66&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zr0JRiSBP8Bi" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;8.62&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zFXvZkfBJ7U" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;8.82&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zqEWTggMGYpg" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;10.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of salary increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zjARIOeBSUy4" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.50&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z9OowV1ekEl5" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;5.36&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zVgIY0gibIlj" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;6.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zEqiE5XklfGg" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.25&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z2UqL5EY2nLc" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;5.32&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zYqQuZm31Ypi" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;7.50&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of benefit increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z9QJoL5y9xDj" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.50&lt;/span&gt;% -&#160;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zUyrIq0McVAl" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;4.02&lt;/span&gt;% &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zApSOqcQasG4" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;6.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zXmGu6sArQ23" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z8yPVltd0gq4" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;7.50&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Immediate health care cost trend rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z4wE1JvFeF8i" title="Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates"&gt;6.35&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zVjBRP8PGs88" title="Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates"&gt;6.35&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ultimate health care cost trend rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zdkyrceCk2R6" title="Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates"&gt;6.35&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zVzjzsFY4JZ7" title="Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates"&gt;6.35&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of price inflation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zVzjefS866Y3" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;3.50&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zTYcqRz2Reo8" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;4.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zSavlyjP63p3" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;3.50&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zV0R1DihpDU2" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;3.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_znR1BWS29Go" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;5.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_ztCI2bQAYky8" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;3.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 38%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discount rate to determine benefit obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zVa22vX6Yc31" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;5.10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zkjwi9zXIspg" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;5.10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z8iRN6LtB0Rh" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;5.14&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zWCTgMzl7hrb" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;2.84&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zVC8olcZcMad" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;3.03&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate to determine expense/ income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zMabMizUVSK6" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;2.84&lt;/span&gt;% &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zxKoz4Dk1kWd" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;2.84&lt;/span&gt;% &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zNTlDQw1yTWl" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;3.03&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zdt1k8x63yvd" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;2.62&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zGm0JRy4xjb7" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;2.62&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of salary increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zAC1AN5XSEr5" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.23&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zQ38IxBdbCJ4" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.23&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zwXViMVJchzi" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.28&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of benefit increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zcTY0Nt34NRc" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zsXNdnVnixj3" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zkcHBUs2HSi2" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Immediate health care cost trend rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zD3mSks6yyNf" title="Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates"&gt;5.11&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zPiErI4tyrMg" title="Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates"&gt;5.11&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ultimate health care cost trend rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zMFEXEJlJtx8" title="Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates"&gt;4.57&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zX1lteyN690e" title="Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates"&gt;4.57&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of price inflation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z4yfcrWkaRag" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;2.06&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zIsF80fAP0Qi" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;2.06&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zSKwnDSC0Gba" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;2.10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;For the sensitivity analysis, the Company applies the effect
of &lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231_zHPsK8tjjMce" title="Percentage of reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;1.0&lt;/span&gt;% in nominal discount rate to the present value of the Company&#xb4;s actuarial liability. The effects of this analysis on the
Company&#xb4;s actuarial liability and assumptions adopted are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nominal discount rate - 1% increase&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z9syAg5hCwR7" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption"&gt;10.83&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z9I17cftf729" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption"&gt;11.66&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nominal discount rate - 1% reduction&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zaRxXyJ0SbFe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;257&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zW1Vct7Y9Ic6" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption"&gt;8.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z6TQgPkJ7MBa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;322&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zMn5dSBN5Guh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;649&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assumptions made&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zkZoAvwauGW2" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption"&gt;6.11&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zRyDkfmur7Z7" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption"&gt;6.11&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zIaYQMZxobL4" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption"&gt;6.14&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 43%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nominal discount rate - 1% reduction&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 18%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 18%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 18%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Actuarial liability adjusted for sensitivity test&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zbjFCLgxLbl5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,799&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zb5gOZKZojX6" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;403&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zFKtkHbEg6qh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;832&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assumptions made&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z4RgSs0tlRm5" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption"&gt;4.11&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zP4IqcDx0vwf" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption"&gt;4.11&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zUGxCWMDcAri" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption"&gt;4.14&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p id="xdx_8AE_znXHEU5WvYBc" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;viii. Assets of pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Brazilian plan assets as at December 31, 2022 and 2021 includes
respectively (i) investments in a portfolio of Vale&#x92;s share and other instruments in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PortfolioOfValeStockMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zRUYj21HDGif" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt; and US$&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--PortfolioOfValeStockMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zY9aKYcgs9Di" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;, which are presented
as &#x93;Investments funds &#x96; Equity&#x94; and (ii) Brazilian Federal Government securities in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zF7eKP0Kvik3" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;4,214&lt;/span&gt; and US$&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--BrazilianFederalGovernmentSecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zGbhLsb0Q0xc" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;3,682&lt;/span&gt;,
which are presented as &#x93;Debt securities governments&#x94; and &#x93;Investments funds &#x96; Fixed&#x94; Foreign plan assets
as at December 31, 2022 and 2021 includes Canadian Government securities in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_ziEbJHwPfp4k" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;454&lt;/span&gt; and US$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--CanadianGovernmentSecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zE7ajryDQtM4" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;682&lt;/span&gt;, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ix. Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Assets by category are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsExplanatory_hifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zhpJNvLGpDNa" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Overfunded pension plans - Assets by category (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BF_zX0c8hLPUx87" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of measurement of plan assets&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 35%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zE9wfi8a2IId" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqC9flZMEnsi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z0d1dgtpSHm3" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zAmtkZG3qvB8" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zB9PrObFxTMh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,115&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqg6pmOTTIk6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,115&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Debt securities - Corporate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziAYBiSYz2c9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmjdhwmHsNh1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;367&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zueCgFrgieM1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;368&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqB0X7doto2e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z8gMDCfgFLFe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvnwGw4JMDvf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Debt securities - Government&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYy4ZoOInp5j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,354&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcL3FjQ2OOF2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;435&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zTPIdYGAXlyk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,789&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z1owMJzdg642" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,042&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zwwyBpFAx4Q4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,042&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments funds - Fixed Income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zp6KyzmNSPjh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,040&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z8asAuR7dEyk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;133&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zr3sxKl0UM76" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,173&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zutJg9pYZxs2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,910&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zh7bbMXrZJLh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;175&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvtzrjNZ5eAk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,085&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments funds - Equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zZ3Fs8gjg0M" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;455&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zw6gcvCn4SYk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z3hmnAk0MBv9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;456&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z7Sqd2Ene4Re" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;452&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z5aV9YaTNby3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;452&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;International investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zxN3rQTwDFbl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zKXpIDMXnN4k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;231&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zo04R7flsTE7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;254&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z5veAnPd23se" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z0kGyQgjg41b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Structured investments - Private Equity funds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zy3LuWPtMJ4d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;188&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zSq7tPea8Sn5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;240&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvYrUh8lKHZa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zi9sdzekHwRc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zhBUe5luva6b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zLKMJpNjFiqj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;232&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Structured investments - Real estate funds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqYPyHO4lZ6k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zNmIKvkm4Kik" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zA7Dd5yrTio2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zOXj1F0F7fY6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Real estate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMDdH97sIcg6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;293&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zUszTaOhTjga" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;293&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zVeHHpOdc3I" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;212&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zMnHQYYTAiSa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;212&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loans to participants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z28CO0vIsSnf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;128&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zMmCQGN1es18" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;128&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyUSC4B2nYv4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zzXyjqcQjVua" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkIY4t3I5gfl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,988&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zgWl5ejts9L4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,410&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziFVExucW7rc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;664&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqYvlvk0CX8j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,062&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z1eLVetJ1Qzk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,496&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zvDotawemMdf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;379&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyXhp54IlOTb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;426&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zWNpYf0sjQfb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,301&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Funds not related to risk plans (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zuC9Zp5dz5ke" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amount of funds not related to risk employee benefit plans"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,722)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zNoSTBbCXeu3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amount of funds not related to risk employee benefit plans"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,549)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value of plan assets at end of year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zHCr3zpxhkOc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,340&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z07AtJ97K45c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,752&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F01_zVWr0UtccSEj" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F13_z2SMzemFBlX" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Financial investments not related to coverage of overfunded pension plans. Funds are related to the Company&#xb4;s unconsolidated entities
and former employees.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A4_zJOWzYWLhEGj" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Measurement of overfunded plan assets at fair value with no
observable market variables (level 3) are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B3_zprx1mYCkgng" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of measurement of plan assets at fair value with no observable market variables (Level 3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 27%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Private equity funds&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Real estate funds&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Real estate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Loans to participants&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYx1pKIqYHrc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;126&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zZaSmhCXlv6k" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z6fICcy0BLt3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;255&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zc57jSgAybMh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;105&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zDH45wwn7ff3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;491&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zaw8O4tAOqc6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ztZvpDigKK16" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zI8bChGO0BNg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOsP5xHJIuld" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z3qLzwMrpw08" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ze1AJzM3dCE2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;67&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zAEapMtjK6Tl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;71&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets sold during the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcHY8Gg1nhC3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(25)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zW666Evj2bJ6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ze60p6F7RTv2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(74)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zwyuupEBkuU9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(113)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zg8tq0gnNE69" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zEFoA24NmlU4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zBgYWwyiOSwf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zJ98XUNR4ycf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(34)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zGqraC0hMiuk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;103&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zjvbBVVscnze" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zbqcLoLV7esi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;212&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ztGLmWoLaUid" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;106&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zdpQdiRfZvPe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;426&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_znOcAema17Q3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zneq0OwIpos1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zlIGsuR43vX9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zrQCdQ8t2wg1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zCdt1alCNMBa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zoSuD7vrioU3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zJzDWnGDvPH" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zrdjp3N8rFM7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;280&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zQlE0zBzSUrd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;315&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets sold during the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zfOI4thPSiTb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(36)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zDox8WHqCdXh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkBtToPZ8ahd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(292)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zI2FuMoJheb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(350)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMyEEqEw8qb9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zCRANxMe6mxj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zGKVGDePBTD6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zI35HbPsZ2w8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--Transfer_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zxV0XJTAJkJk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--Transfer_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zQDqCwVSgOD" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--Transfer_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zEZOLjrhS9ol" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;213&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zi35pjlmmfse" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;240&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zbO9bJWm8D89" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z9HwknG7Y7va" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;293&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zrt7qvDnl1Ke" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;128&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTDEy5wOyGO2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;664&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8AE_za79uEEfE9H" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: teal"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;x.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Assets by category are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_898_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsExplanatory_hifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zVX14HAfXMvb" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans - Assets by category (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zKsBQloIOcYh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of measurement of plan assets at fair value with no observable market variables&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 28%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOOS9C6M2sgf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zVfOQdh855e1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z4F6OiXOqFVl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOXybWvW4H6b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zIFWzzt23N3e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkHdKAszVzle" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zMLN60IjMgni" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcCVABJ52mgf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,708&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIdXTZ1qVdp7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zaw9YXEw8ot6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,711&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Debt securities - Corporate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zaSfFswlqPbg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zCvxDACVNPql" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYPWy6b4R9d5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;556&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z7ksqcH1LT2d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;556&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Debt securities - Government&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zLr3NWSDZYB7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zK1JV2mLTj17" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z1IW4EyfrHhj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmkImy9TRQQ" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;133&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIT0mCXAlYei" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;683&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zFVUSaEujPJ1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;816&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments funds - Fixed Income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziEmmtnaTg87" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zmPyV15A0PU1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTS5fQrdQBa9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zl2fXiHGiEPf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments funds - Equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOz7h6NyUMR2" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTRl9ghbv3s4" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zXnilbirM457" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zLwGkT5Jm563" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcS7ZvFPuWg2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;173&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zAHCDsjBLaG2" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zPSRFAv9gfGg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;229&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Structured investments - Private Equity funds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zbuhhD8krBPd" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z7z75zQRRI91" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zPe5xbn1Hdhi" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zExGT4rayrx8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 28%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Real estate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_z3payNoogJq1" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zjOPUsoBkVTk" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zawjCQ1Q54ph" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z31NJ4u6pZa9" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loans to participants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zwEOLnBvDBpi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zNstp7e0P6x5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zFFI9Y9S4k0j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zvwfqMjcX9P3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zgsza6cPFro9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;125&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zNw1HVTW97Zg" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;125&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zLIy3HtUhIDj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zGzW59MCFW2i" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z4vXN3kThXK3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;148&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z9XU2wjqm25j" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;51&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_z7RdYveZvbb4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;140&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zEQAumTFtzB7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;339&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zJK9iUmG3mEk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,887&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z6RZRhxcv0lf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,485&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_z3TpdKTEf4v7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;406&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zV7uRRh79Hz3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,778&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A4_zXp2SlTmzqig" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Measurement of underfunded plan assets at fair value with no
observable market variables (level 3) are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfFairValueMeasurementOfAssetsExplanatory_hifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zBLiQjuBEqV8" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans, Measurement of plan assets at fair value (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B5_zqHo9A2Exwph" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of measurement of plan assets at fair value with no observable market variables (Level 3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 21%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Private equity funds&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity pool&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Real estate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Loans to participants&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkG6EpEJpuhl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;250&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z5KcxHSEAPGh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9215"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOnO50xuWSLj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zE3wfsVY3JQ9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zETtbRU33ja2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;180&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMv6sm9xCTPh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;437&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zDy9Eq7C7Vlb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zl2lBAn8YZx1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zlVhm5Otrux3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYPR1AymXnj9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIAEyuHne8j9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zveDyim44Uhd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z04eQ44WOYa3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;67&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets sold during the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zBxIYi2iMTT7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(108)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z1MCIDasqgSe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zhwS0SKuQWn2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(109)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z3CGopU7gmq" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zEKA84oJHTIb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zZM2Vz8OtmRj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zfKj2WVQLnSi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;181&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYA5V0CDwz1h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;53&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zLSjwPdbwhPd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIPzdC2Viol8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zux8bhddP67j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;168&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyP8JVNqK9c3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;406&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTGUKaWOJim1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zb11t4FidVA2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9265"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zwY0iIeMzshf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zoKp5OjNjKXa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zeyuRs9MzTh8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ztZjK6O2lQ3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets sold during the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z5NnrQPxuDJf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z0v76s2UBkDc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zHF7CN74lWLg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zpSsI5yipE8j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zZ4748b9bD66" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zxXaRTWXbEma" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zFw1ULKFgiqg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(20)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer between surplus and deficit plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zDYxKQX5BPBa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer between surplus and deficit plans"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(164)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zeasnu0fDES3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer between surplus and deficit plans"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(53)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zPJE8xqib2e2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer between surplus and deficit plans"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--TransferBetweenSurplusAndDeficitPlans_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zlzAo0vLoy1e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer between surplus and deficit plans"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(212)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zv9gS9KqxtN1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zsTbLzDTUtgg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9299"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyhHFybuURc7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zHqG3GTzTpA8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zWbDa3skvCM5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;125&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zD96fuxs5Xk7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;140&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A1_zoUTEdcar8Hf" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;xi. Disbursement of future cash flow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Vale expects to disburse US$&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_zslSLqe4Ai42" title="Estimate of contributions"&gt;61&lt;/span&gt; in 2023 in relation to pension
plans and other benefits.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;xii. Expected benefit payments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The expected benefit payments, which reflect future services,
are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89A_ecustom--DisclosureOfExpectedBenefitPaymentsTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zErhxfw6lvLk" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Expected benefit payments (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zXTYnMpQGmz9" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of expected benefit payments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zskWA4iG3DYa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;248&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_z7J5jSttvNbd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--NotLaterThanOneYearMember_zBRy72vn1Ool" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zy1mhaPIVmu7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;252&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_z0DWPcA5W1Rg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember_zcZiExoo4Tl7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_z1smmcD5sRG3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;256&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zr3yGx16A2K7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember_zjI45Y94qpF" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zU3PO065UgM7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;259&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_zyQyYWX7e5sj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember_z2f5gKiPdSgi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2027&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember_zeOYC2kMIk2g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;261&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember_zdxQ4ZPpkZye" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember_zZXILIOPCAVh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2028 and thereafter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanFiveYearsMember_zKt1UlDBWGuf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,326&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanFiveYearsMember_zy5nxS2zRAXa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;138&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--MaturityAxis__ifrs-full--LaterThanFiveYearsMember_zf4XjMEBIdJ6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Expected benefit payments"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;153&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A4_zCL9BaCK6nTk" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Profit
sharing program (&#x93;PLR&#x94;)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company recorded as cost of goods sold and services
rendered and other operating expenses related to the profit sharing program US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--ProfitSharingProgramExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_za31aoF9q0m6" title="Profit sharing program expense"&gt;499&lt;/span&gt;, US$&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--ProfitSharingProgramExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zWK6gmyZXbH7" title="Profit sharing program expense"&gt;474&lt;/span&gt; and US$&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ProfitSharingProgramExpense_pn6n6_uUSD_c20200101__20201231_z3gP7ATF7Hqf" title="Profit sharing program expense"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt; for the years ended on December
31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c) Long-term incentive programs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;For the long-term awarding of eligible executives, the
Company compensation plans includes Matching program and Performance Share Unit program (&#x93;PSU&#x94;), with three-year-vesting cycles,
respectively, with the aim of encouraging employee&#x92;s retention and encouraging their performance. The fair value of the programs
is recognized on a straight-line basis over the three-year required service period, net of estimated losses.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Matching Program&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;For the Matching program, the participants can acquire
Vale&#x92;s common shares in the market without any benefits being provided by Vale. If the shares acquired are held for a period of
three years and the participants keep an employment relationship with Vale, the participant is entitled to receive from Vale an award
in shares, equivalent to the number of shares originally acquired by the executive. It should be noted that, although a specific custodian
of the shares is defined by Vale, the share initially purchased by the executives have no restriction and can be sold at any time. However,
if it&#x92;s done before the end of the three-year-vesting period, they would lose its right of receiving the related award to be paid
by Vale.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Performance Shares Units (&#x93;PSU&#x94;)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Under the PSU, eligible executives can earn, during a three-year
vesting cycle, an award equivalent to the market value of a certain number of common shares and conditioned to Vale's performance factor
measured based on Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") and Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") metrics. It is
comprised of &lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnTotalReturnToShareholderMetrics_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember_zBUfMD9xKr96" title="Percentage Of Performance Factor Based on Total Return To Shareholder Metrics"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;% of TSR metrics and &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember_zFDid3Oeqmia" title="Percentage Of Performance Factor Based on Environmental,Social And Governance Indicator"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;% of ESG indicators and health and safety.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p id="xdx_847_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory_zJu31TNeZAAa" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d) New accounting policy adopted in 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_869_zgO65wnIt007" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Employee
benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;IFRS 2 defines that the accounting for share-based payments
depends on the form of settlement of the plans, which can be &#x93;cash-settled&#x94; or &#x93;equity-settled&#x94;. When a plan is
settled in cash, the payment obligation to the employee is recognized as a liability, which is updated to fair value recognized in the
income statement at each reporting date and on the settlement date of the obligation. When the plan is settled with equity instruments,
the fair value of the plan is calculated only on the grant date of the benefit and the fair value of the plan is recognized in the income
statement for the year on a straight-line basis to equity over the period of service required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Until December 2020, the long-term incentive programs for the
Company's executives, were recorded as liabilities based on the practice adopted by the Company to settle its obligation related to these
programs with cash payment instead of Vale&#x92;s shares for its executives.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;On April 30, 2021, the modification of the Regulation of the
Performance Share Unit program(&#x93;PSU&#x94;) was approved at the Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting (&#x93;date of
modification&#x94;), enabling the use of treasury shares of the Company to settle the obligation. Thus, the plans started to be treated
as &#x93;equity-settled&#x94; and their fair value was remeasured on the modification date.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remeasurement of the fair value of plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The fair value of the Matching program was estimated using
the Company's share price and ADR on the modification date, in the amount of R$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--IfrsSharePrice_iI_pip0_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zQd0zt8A9yV6" title="Share Price"&gt;109.02&lt;/span&gt; and US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--IfrsSharePrice_iI_pip0_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zYT32MqaM5r3" title="Share Price"&gt;20.12&lt;/span&gt; per share, respectively. The number
of shares granted on the grant date for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 cycles were &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement_uPure_c20190101__20191231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zUdYjcTd7wPk" title="Number of share options granted"&gt;1,222,721&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement_uPure_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zEHwn0pAd4Pc" title="Number of share options granted"&gt;2,154,534&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement_uPure_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zxh4keSfFOM6" title="Number of share options granted"&gt;1,046,255&lt;/span&gt;, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;For the PSU, the program was remeasured by estimating
the performance factor using Monte Carlo simulations for the Return to Shareholders Indicator and health and safety and sustainability
indicators. The assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulations are shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate
the expected value of the total performance factor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfEquityExplanatory_pn6n6_zAnCBMflOgkd" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Remeasurement of the fair value of plans (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zFjHhmKZL7a3" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 71%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Granted shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedMeasurementInputMember_zvUaESYSypph" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,474,723 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Date shares were granted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;01/03/2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE (BRL)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zJwxqR9oOxYi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;109.02&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE ON (USD)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zFhLDNtqScGd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;20.12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected volatility&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__ifrs-full--HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember_z8hVLZnNAKFe" title="Measurement unit"&gt;39.00&lt;/span&gt;% p.y&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected term (in years)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember_zErHdS9ltDrl" title="Measurement unit"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected shareholder return indicator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember_zQ09c4Kx1Zh8" title="Measurement unit"&gt;51.20&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected performance factor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember_zxlJDyh43q96" title="Measurement unit"&gt;60.96&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AF_zaAEBZsnKK5" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;e) Measurement of the fair value of the 2022 plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;On March 30, 2022, a new cycle of the Matching program started
and the Company estimates a fair value based on the prices of Company&#x92;s shares and ADRs on the share grant date of US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--FairValuePricePerShares_pip0_uUSDPShares_c20220301__20220330_zIydFU6mjyl3" title="Fair value price per shares"&gt;20.03&lt;/span&gt; and
R$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--FairValuePricePerShares_pip0_uBRLshares_c20220301__20220330_zCpu24nbkZW6" title="Fair value price per shares"&gt;95.87&lt;/span&gt; per share. In relation to the 2022 cycle, the Company will grant &lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20220330_zHrDdKY4tRn2" title="Number of shares issued"&gt;1,437,588&lt;/span&gt; shares (2021: &lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20210330_zyMJk5pagap4" title="Number of shares issued"&gt;1,046,255&lt;/span&gt; shares).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;During 2022, a new cycle of the PSU program has started
as well and the Company will grant &lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20221231_zVUdVZgI5WLk" title="Number of shares issued"&gt;1,709,955&lt;/span&gt; shares (2021: &lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20211231_zu03y5aW7qth" title="Number of shares issued"&gt;1,474,723&lt;/span&gt; shares). The assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulations are
shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate the expected value of the total performance factor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_896_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfEquityExplanatory_hifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--FairValue2022PlanMember_zYzYsb9kdmsl" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B9_z7SY85tNCzSh"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B3_zMZWBKJWwUH6" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 71%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Granted shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedMeasurementInputMember_zbo5DimNU50f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,709,955&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Date shares were granted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;01/03/2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE (BRL)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_z6pCY5XnLWzl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;78.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE ON (USD)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zpgwBlTVe9ok" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13.81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected volatility&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__ifrs-full--HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember_zqNXoc7YTAKh" title="Measurement unit"&gt;39.00&lt;/span&gt;% p.y.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected term (in years)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember_z2x97fsZ7iR1" title="Measurement unit"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected shareholder return indicator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember_zx6WKghmibD1" title="Measurement unit"&gt;51.20&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected performance factor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember_z4FggGCXdpS9" title="Measurement unit"&gt;53.08&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_zNxC73kytTA2" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Employee benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;i. Current benefits
&#x96; wages, vacations and related taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Payments of benefits such
as wages or accrued vacation, as well the related social security taxes over those benefits are recognized monthly in income, on an accrual
basis.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ii. Current
benefits &#x96; profit sharing program&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company has the Annual
Incentive Program (AIP) based on Team and business unit&#x92;s contribution and Company-wide performance through operational cash generation.
The Company makes an accrual based on evaluation periodic of goals achieved and Company result, using the accrual basis and recognition
of present obligation arising from past events in the estimated outflow of resources in the future. The accrual is recorded as cost of
goods sold and services rendered or operating expenses in accordance with the activity of each employee.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;iii. Non-current
benefits &#x96; long-term incentive programs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company has established
a procedure for awarding certain eligible executives (Matching and Performance Share unit (&#x93;PSU&#x94;) Programs) with the goal
of encouraging employee retention and optimum performance. Share-based long-term compensation programs are equity-settled, under which
the Company receives employee services as consideration for equity instruments. The fair value of employee services received in exchange
for the grant of options is recognized as an expense. The total amount of expenses is recognized during the period in which the right
is acquired; period during which the specific vesting conditions are met.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;iv. Non-current
benefits &#x96; pension costs and other post retirement benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company has several retirement
plans for its employees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;For defined contribution
plans, the Company's obligations are limited to a monthly contribution linked to a pre-defined percentage of the remuneration of employees
enrolled into these plans.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;For defined benefit plans,
actuarial calculations are periodically obtained for liabilities determined in accordance with the Projected Unit Credit Method in order
to estimate the Company&#x92;s obligation. The liability recognized in the statement of financial position represents the present value
of the defined benefit obligation as at that date, less the fair value of plan assets. The Company recognized in the income statement
the costs of services, the interest expense of the obligations and the interest income of the plan assets. The remeasurement of gains
and losses, return on plan assets (excluding the amount of interest on return of assets, which is recognized in income for the year) and
changes in the effect of the ceiling of the active and onerous liabilities are recognized in comprehensive income for the year.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;For overfunded plans, the
Company recognizes the net defined benefit assets limited to the present value of the economic benefits available as refunds or reductions
in future contributions, considering minimum funding requirements applicable. For underfunded plans, the Company recognizes net defined
benefit liabilities. The gain or loss on recognition/remeasurement of these net assets/liabilities are recognized in income statement
or in comprehensive income, when arising from the actuarial valuation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post
retirement benefits for employees - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The amounts recognized depend on several factors that are determined based on actuarial
calculations using various assumptions in order to determine costs and liabilities. One of these assumptions is selection and use of the
discount rate. Any changes to these assumptions will affect the amount recognized.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;At the end of each year the
Company and external actuaries review the assumptions that will be used for the following year. These assumptions are used in determining
the fair values of assets and liabilities, costs and expenses and the future values of estimated cash outflows, which are recorded in
the plan obligations.&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p id="xdx_85D_zLEqJ293fb3k" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89A_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetExplanatory_pn6n6_zNjKDi3y79v9" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Change in benefit obligation (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B0_zYU8LxWsV1a6" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of changes in benefit obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 56%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Benefit obligation as at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z2xC17s4jLFk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,105&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zXrHVznBSonj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,632&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zO2VZ0jiDNpf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,733&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Service costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zLoFe18nTw1k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zDmAJIo6GZC9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;68&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zzuFEDFrz3Q1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z4G4klHoeU7l" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zxvhSogtxpNd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;122&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_znPMeT3pJqAg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Benefits paid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zAom1cV7ACqd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(235)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z1SpFpPRa6w1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(257)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zDixQhhYe0L8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(56)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Participant contributions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zzIw3jubloG3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Participant contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(31)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z9J8is5Jmmhj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(330)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zDN032F7lEwb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(246)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zghvMnIH3WVd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(261)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zsjz6n6pAlsi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(208)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zp7vAsGyzrul" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zxWV0jwYYEW8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(23)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zdgq2Mitgac5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;295&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zBpODmO0Dpol" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(295)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Benefit obligation as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zUod6TBdK5og" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,833&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zoa1u6FwQ3n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,983&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zIjPG7cBP6W9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,427&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Service costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zv62trN8eo0j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zYbkGBj0Uv6h" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zweDaOb6a7T2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Service costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_ztld5R7mX9x6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;325&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zNygVEbH9wP7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zoHC1twqJGn9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest costs"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Benefits paid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zja2um4tl7X6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(534)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zEKCDxmPIEW7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(58)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zNHUOHNg7Nbd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zGRzerqvzrH3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Participant contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(30)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zAmlkod6VKL9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(784)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zUlUmTAn3W4e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(109)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zZYbifwU2X55" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(343)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zLfRtMzku716" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zycbp7xVDi2f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zQwuKgOyRCK" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(24)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--OtherLiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zfTarx3cDph6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(19)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zGfdzBMGwK0j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,252&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zSupeVHevlye" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,252)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zHdaoNc5zlrf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,142&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zXe4Xwru9q34" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;608&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zDFlbNHjtY77" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,057&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 58%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zafwbtJ2k1He" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(276)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zHlu20GqVWO1" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z1zqF9Mrkgy6" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;281&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zqjaHD46bAw3" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(281)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value of plan assets as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zbBXPKZvCHwl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,752&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zDXATwx0bGai" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,779&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zla0j5yh16De" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8249"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z7pDejpMKUue" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;412&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zVnsf51l7aU7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Employer contributions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_ztEPA6FcjW18" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zkdmDXIxdmS5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zEwyHpsusX3f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Employer contributions"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Benefits paid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zdKLEaWkVNE6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(534)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zSyGTdcLsnJh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(58)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zYXhiMcltp0j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefits paid"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(57)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zTAMNSf4LBcf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(752)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zKH7LvL2rWHi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(31)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z2XH5jT3Zdl6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zFADEEljxbXb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_z65QeAVXmXWe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,373&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--TransfersInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zcuSScIP4BBj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,373)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value of plan assets as at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zwpuzDuTAbf1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,340&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zuTW1cf6yaed" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;339&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zhO1N1gKMsAi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8283"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;/table&gt;

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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zCcjMP3jGUU2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zbwqMEJ7quoe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_ztDTGe8zrG6f" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(62)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at end of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zGFhYFghBFRa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;924&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zBt6SwUwNgO7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;876&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amount recognized in the statement of financial position&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Present value of actuarial liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zKRyVV9e5YRg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,634)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zA3zEfzLPACb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(246)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zwNsNE5p7mx" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(321)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z9xcFTVxpkE4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,572)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z1JUKGTltQr3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(237)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zG3nLtMnXIVa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(301)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zuZF0iKdD955" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,558&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zomDkrpPrZ45" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;101&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zs21fsMzP6vk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,448&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zJdu2saNY4i2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;94&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of the asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_z8VDBtiTwpQ8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(924)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_zbwQwZF7Keta" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(876)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zNvn0AMpnBbi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(145)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zABdxCm565af" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(321)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z9ktb2VXTIjd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(143)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zG5nIWlU7rog" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(301)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zy7aLyHvc0na" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zfWS35MTMVR7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(16)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z2aEn7Kp6cX4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zgEC0DMwxVy" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zeuNhpMSvICd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(142)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zKiArBpoLVwe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(305)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z4NqiqMJCpai" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(103)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zk21FT6FAKTb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(296)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_znCEbeUwmdGe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(145)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zYlsRzlz4gR5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(321)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zDmGXN5aqjQ2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(143)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zrvTMx05iPv7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(301)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign plan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 39%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Movements of assets ceiling&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at January 1,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_ziGoApLO0iL1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zUOupDr1auej" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8367"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zdp5NLlKl9gl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Changes on asset ceiling and onerous liability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zNjF6nQ5x5ll" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;160&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zNmR2K5f2t55" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zXf7aRKZXtag" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zMwyg231pZ1d" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;190&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zL5u5jWzgnK8" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amount recognized in the statement of financial position&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Present value of actuarial liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zBskYM3wOu67" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,508)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zZUBGYTm6Nwf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(362)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zQcIFrsVAxZg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(736)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_zjcRd2n0zPge" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(261)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z6RPmuRb31U" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,746)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember_z42sinCfsdzd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,127)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zLoSQmMlMuXk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,782&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zgmoXL07T7Jl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;238&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zt5UeQ4hWto3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zXHYS0Rt8Era" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,685&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of the asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_zZ90AG2IXuxg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(190)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_zpbdaCqIkGTg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(44)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets (liabilities)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zSxTRjE3eIH5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;84&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zI0fh6Z2Vynb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(124)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zyDkZVgLUMwk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(736)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z1KRk7EGZ4Yh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(61)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zz2yOsyDfox" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,127)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_znkOH5UbRBm8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z1nw7Ih9BMt7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(40)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z681hEVQIk63" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits_iNI_pn6n6_di_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_ziGwejN5CyQk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(47)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Non-current assets (liabilities)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zAxL3eRvbtq9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z9umMhHFudp1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(117)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zAB7ebnjxSgc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(696)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zGQ724BmJIf9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(54)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--NoncurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zuidKF1XpOZd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Non-current provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,080)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets (liabilities)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zIS0BdSSI2Bh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;84&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zTgb3xUiLLXf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(124)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zLTUORrs1aj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(736)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z1VYAK4sAnc5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(61)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--ProvisionsForEmployeeBenefit_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zjlUlG9TELch" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Provisions for employee benefits"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,127)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 32%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at beginning of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_z8f8moBuDlw" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;919&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zlYoxMAr6fA" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;864&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zFaF8BXQRvL9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z1i4GBh7xoK3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Interest income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;58&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Changes on asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zKM5SxRUIcxg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zxjs7CIjbCH2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Changes on asset ceiling"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zVqNCM4oKJXl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zQpCixwiP1Na" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(63)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at end of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_z7NZkqLkEgvh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,114&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvbRWvAi9rB4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Benefit obligation (Plan assets) as at ending of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;919&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="13" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amount recognized in the statement of financial position&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Present value of actuarial liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_fKGkp_zFVUhZO087Pf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5,142)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_zhFJlaDa78P6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(608)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_z45PoYIEUUS1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,057)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_zqNmd54AIzv5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,833)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_zNQlCBgoEbQd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,983)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__custom--PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationsMember_ztHg2jBUlTT2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,428)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Fair value of assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_fKGkp_zKbJDoTlp6Tf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,340&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zysDUY0aSrf6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;339&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zS4yz58reimk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,752&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--PlanAssetsMember_zrN1uxPVgT9g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,779&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of the asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_fKGkp_zeoEwcJAgSBj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis__ifrs-full--EffectOfAssetCeilingMember_z64hX6wfXnN1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(919)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets (liabilities)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zASIGakwjuag" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;84&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z2XxItjfs32c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(269)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zWAwA3ZQ1kVe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,057)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zFUlpxorIo42" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(204)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember_zWDmb1AQ62Qb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net defined benefit liability (asset)"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,428)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Current liabilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td colspan="17" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 22%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--ServiceCostDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maPBEDBzJT7_zxZTO6eSkcB"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Service cost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;68&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;52&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_401_ecustom--InterestOnExpenseOnLiabilitiesDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maPBEDBzJT7_zyo1H0hPvc4a"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest expense&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;325&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;196&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;122&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;222&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;134&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;64&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--InterestIncomeOnPlanAssetsDefinedBenefitPlans_iN_pn6n6_di_msPBEDBzJT7_z3rTPrt1o3sd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(412)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(17)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8552"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(253)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(102)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8555"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(297)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(107)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8558"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--InterestExpenseOnAssetCeilingOrOnerousLiabilityDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maPBEDBzJT7_zYoR4DgFpGg7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Interest expense on effect of (asset ceiling)/ onerous liability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;84&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8561"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8562"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;58&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8564"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8565"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 8%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 6%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlans_iS_pn6n6_zIPVFIWBYjNd"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance at beginning of the year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(93)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(92)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(172)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(101)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(400)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(363)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(173)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(459)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(238)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxEffectOfChangesActuarialAssumptionsOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iN_pn6n6_di_msOCIBTzEQ8_zn4VdUaaoL52"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Effect of changes actuarial assumptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;784&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;343&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;330&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;246&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;261&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(118)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(271)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(243)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxReturnOnPlanAssetsExcludingInterestIncomeOfDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maOCIBTzEQ8_zjQW6WmD6tv2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(752)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(31)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8604"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(269)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8607"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;305&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8610"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxChangeOfAssetCeilingAndLiabilitiesOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iN_pn6n6_di_msOCIBTzEQ8_zlJu4fm6a22k"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Change of asset ceiling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(65)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8613"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8614"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(60)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8616"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8617"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;278&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8619"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8620"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxOthersLossGainsOfDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_maOCIBTzEQ8_zPL7oWqow2c1"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8623"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8624"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(4)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl8628"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40F_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans_iT_pn6n6_mtOCIBTzEQ8_maOCIzdqy_zK25QMFCzrfb"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: rgb(217,217,217) 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(36)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;78&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;343&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(4)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;430&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;257&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;46&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;43&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(232)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(130)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(12)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Others comprehensive income&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(24)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;52&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;241&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;300&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;174&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;31&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(150)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40B_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsDefinedBenefitPlans_pn6n6_zJ1Jvdbmfio8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accumulated other comprehensive income&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(124)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(45)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;62&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(93)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(92)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(172)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(101)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(400)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(363)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;vi. Risks related to plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discount rate to determine benefit obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_znEQwMgkI2Ii" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;9.77&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zZaYzEcKfLzk" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;9.88&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zG8CY5CfEW1a" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;10.66&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z9FYLdxXWHN5" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;9.81&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zORZEFhxETf1" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;9.90&lt;/span&gt;% &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zDKcLQAi0w4a" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;8.62&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z0uI1N4NzJSj" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;8.82&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zioN6fPssCI4" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;10.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zgcwpBZmpuVe" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;8.68&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z75oz6uH33O8" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;8.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate to determine expense/ income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zeutC6zLuCO" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;9.77&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z2tv69LJGm9g" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;9.88&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zko2XYdKRBQ1" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;10.66&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zr0JRiSBP8Bi" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;8.62&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zFXvZkfBJ7U" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;8.82&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zqEWTggMGYpg" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;10.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of salary increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zjARIOeBSUy4" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.50&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z9OowV1ekEl5" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;5.36&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zVgIY0gibIlj" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;6.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_zEqiE5XklfGg" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.25&lt;/span&gt;% - &lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_z2UqL5EY2nLc" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;5.32&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zYqQuZm31Ypi" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;7.50&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of benefit increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--BottomOfRangeMember_z9QJoL5y9xDj" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.50&lt;/span&gt;% -&#160;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember__ifrs-full--RangeAxis__ifrs-full--TopOfRangeMember_zUyrIq0McVAl" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;4.02&lt;/span&gt;% &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zApSOqcQasG4" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;6.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zXmGu6sArQ23" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z8yPVltd0gq4" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;7.50&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Immediate health care cost trend rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z4wE1JvFeF8i" title="Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates"&gt;6.35&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zVjBRP8PGs88" title="Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates"&gt;6.35&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ultimate health care cost trend rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zdkyrceCk2R6" title="Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates"&gt;6.35&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zVzjzsFY4JZ7" title="Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates"&gt;6.35&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of price inflation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zVzjefS866Y3" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;3.50&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zTYcqRz2Reo8" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;4.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zSavlyjP63p3" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;3.50&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zV0R1DihpDU2" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;3.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_znR1BWS29Go" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;5.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90D_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_ztCI2bQAYky8" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;3.25&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 38%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 11%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discount rate to determine benefit obligation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zVa22vX6Yc31" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;5.10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zkjwi9zXIspg" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;5.10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z8iRN6LtB0Rh" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;5.14&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zWCTgMzl7hrb" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;2.84&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zVC8olcZcMad" title="Actuarial assumption of discount rates"&gt;3.03&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate to determine expense/ income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_902_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zMabMizUVSK6" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;2.84&lt;/span&gt;% &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zxKoz4Dk1kWd" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;2.84&lt;/span&gt;% &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zNTlDQw1yTWl" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;3.03&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zdt1k8x63yvd" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;2.62&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfNominalAverageRateOfExpenseOrIncome_pip0_dp_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zGm0JRy4xjb7" title="Actuarial assumption of nominal average rate of expense or income"&gt;2.62&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of salary increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zAC1AN5XSEr5" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.23&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zQ38IxBdbCJ4" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.23&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zwXViMVJchzi" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases"&gt;3.28&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of benefit increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zcTY0Nt34NRc" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zsXNdnVnixj3" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_909_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfPensionIncreases_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zkcHBUs2HSi2" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases"&gt;3.00&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Immediate health care cost trend rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_901_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zD3mSks6yyNf" title="Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates"&gt;5.11&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zPiErI4tyrMg" title="Actuarial assumption of medical cost trend rates"&gt;5.11&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Ultimate health care cost trend rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_908_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zMFEXEJlJtx8" title="Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates"&gt;4.57&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfUltimateMedicalCostTrendRates_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zX1lteyN690e" title="Actuarial assumption of ultimate medical cost trend rates"&gt;4.57&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Nominal average rate of price inflation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z4yfcrWkaRag" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;2.06&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zIsF80fAP0Qi" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;2.06&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfInflation_iI_pip0_dp_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zSKwnDSC0Gba" title="Actuarial assumption of expected rates of inflation"&gt;2.10&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;For the sensitivity analysis, the Company applies the effect
of &lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231_zHPsK8tjjMce" title="Percentage of reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;1.0&lt;/span&gt;% in nominal discount rate to the present value of the Company&#xb4;s actuarial liability. The effects of this analysis on the
Company&#xb4;s actuarial liability and assumptions adopted are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brazil&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 43%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nominal discount rate - 1% increase&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Actuarial liability adjusted for sensitivity test&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zxgMcqow1wFk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,451&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zGnwsOtKRvDi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;237&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zl099L7he50e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;413&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assumptions made&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z9syAg5hCwR7" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption"&gt;10.83&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z9I17cftf729" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption"&gt;11.66&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateIncreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_z6XnpPfgLgzk" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Increase In Assumption"&gt;10.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nominal discount rate - 1% reduction&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Actuarial liability adjusted for sensitivity test&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zeLldZA85U3a" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,845&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zaRxXyJ0SbFe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;257&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zoG85VBwY4zh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;320&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assumptions made&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zcJ4HJbQrEoe" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption"&gt;8.83&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zlw3obXBC338" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption"&gt;9.66&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_ecustom--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRateDecreaseInAssumption_iI_pip0_dp_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--CountryOfDomicileMember_zW1Vct7Y9Ic6" title="Actuarial Assumption Of Discount Rate, Decrease In Assumption"&gt;8.86&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Underfunded pension plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nominal discount rate - 1% increase&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_z6TQgPkJ7MBa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;322&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionsAxis__ifrs-full--ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OtherBenefitsMember__ifrs-full--GeographicalAreasAxis__ifrs-full--ForeignCountriesMember_zMn5dSBN5Guh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;649&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assumptions made&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zE9wfi8a2IId" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqC9flZMEnsi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z0d1dgtpSHm3" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zAmtkZG3qvB8" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zB9PrObFxTMh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,115&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqg6pmOTTIk6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,115&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Debt securities - Corporate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziAYBiSYz2c9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmjdhwmHsNh1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;367&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zueCgFrgieM1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;368&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqB0X7doto2e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z8gMDCfgFLFe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvnwGw4JMDvf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Debt securities - Government&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYy4ZoOInp5j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,354&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcL3FjQ2OOF2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;435&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zTPIdYGAXlyk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,789&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z1owMJzdg642" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,042&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zwwyBpFAx4Q4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,042&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments funds - Fixed Income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zp6KyzmNSPjh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,040&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z8asAuR7dEyk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;133&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zr3sxKl0UM76" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,173&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zutJg9pYZxs2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,910&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zh7bbMXrZJLh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;175&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvtzrjNZ5eAk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,085&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments funds - Equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zZ3Fs8gjg0M" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;455&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zw6gcvCn4SYk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z3hmnAk0MBv9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;456&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z7Sqd2Ene4Re" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;452&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z5aV9YaTNby3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;452&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;International investments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zxN3rQTwDFbl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zKXpIDMXnN4k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;231&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zo04R7flsTE7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;254&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z5veAnPd23se" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--InternationalInvestmentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z0kGyQgjg41b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="International investments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Structured investments - Private Equity funds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zy3LuWPtMJ4d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;188&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zSq7tPea8Sn5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;240&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zvYrUh8lKHZa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zi9sdzekHwRc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;129&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zhBUe5luva6b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zLKMJpNjFiqj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;232&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Structured investments - Real estate funds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zqYPyHO4lZ6k" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zNmIKvkm4Kik" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zA7Dd5yrTio2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zOXj1F0F7fY6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Real estate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMDdH97sIcg6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;293&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zUszTaOhTjga" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;293&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zVeHHpOdc3I" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;212&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zMnHQYYTAiSa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;212&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loans to participants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z28CO0vIsSnf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;128&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zMmCQGN1es18" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;128&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyUSC4B2nYv4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zzXyjqcQjVua" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;106&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkIY4t3I5gfl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,988&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zgWl5ejts9L4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,410&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziFVExucW7rc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;664&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zqYvlvk0CX8j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,062&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z1eLVetJ1Qzk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,496&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zvDotawemMdf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;379&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyXhp54IlOTb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;426&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlan_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zWNpYf0sjQfb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,301&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Funds not related to risk plans (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zuC9Zp5dz5ke" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amount of funds not related to risk employee benefit plans"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,722)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AmountOfFundsNotRelatedToRiskEmployeeBenefitPlans_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_fKGkp_zNoSTBbCXeu3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Amount of funds not related to risk employee benefit plans"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,549)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair value of plan assets at end of year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_zHCr3zpxhkOc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,340&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PlanAssetsAtFairValue_iI_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember_z07AtJ97K45c" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Plan assets, at fair value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,752&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYx1pKIqYHrc" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;126&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zZaSmhCXlv6k" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z6fICcy0BLt3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;255&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zc57jSgAybMh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;105&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zDH45wwn7ff3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;491&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zaw8O4tAOqc6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ztZvpDigKK16" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zI8bChGO0BNg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOsP5xHJIuld" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z3qLzwMrpw08" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ze1AJzM3dCE2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;67&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zAEapMtjK6Tl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;71&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets sold during the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcHY8Gg1nhC3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(25)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zW666Evj2bJ6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ze60p6F7RTv2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(74)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zwyuupEBkuU9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(113)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zg8tq0gnNE69" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zEFoA24NmlU4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(18)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zBgYWwyiOSwf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zJ98XUNR4ycf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(34)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zGqraC0hMiuk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;103&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zjvbBVVscnze" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zbqcLoLV7esi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;212&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ztGLmWoLaUid" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;106&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zdpQdiRfZvPe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;426&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_znOcAema17Q3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zneq0OwIpos1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zlIGsuR43vX9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zrQCdQ8t2wg1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zCdt1alCNMBa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zoSuD7vrioU3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zJzDWnGDvPH" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zrdjp3N8rFM7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;280&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zQlE0zBzSUrd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;315&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets sold during the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zfOI4thPSiTb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(36)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zDox8WHqCdXh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkBtToPZ8ahd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(292)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zI2FuMoJheb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(350)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMyEEqEw8qb9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zCRANxMe6mxj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zGKVGDePBTD6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zI35HbPsZ2w8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--Transfer_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zxV0XJTAJkJk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;164&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--Transfer_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zQDqCwVSgOD" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;49&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--Transfer_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zEZOLjrhS9ol" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfer"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;213&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zi35pjlmmfse" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;240&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zbO9bJWm8D89" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z9HwknG7Y7va" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;293&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zrt7qvDnl1Ke" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;128&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedsToRiskPlans_iE_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTDEy5wOyGO2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at end of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;664&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zVfOQdh855e1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z4F6OiXOqFVl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOXybWvW4H6b" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;70&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zIFWzzt23N3e" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Equity securities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkHdKAszVzle" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zMLN60IjMgni" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;55&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcCVABJ52mgf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,708&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIdXTZ1qVdp7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zaw9YXEw8ot6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Equity securities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,711&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Debt securities - Corporate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zaSfFswlqPbg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zCvxDACVNPql" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYPWy6b4R9d5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;556&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--CorporateLoansMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z7ksqcH1LT2d" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;556&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Debt securities - Government&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zLr3NWSDZYB7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;46&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zK1JV2mLTj17" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z1IW4EyfrHhj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zmkImy9TRQQ" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;133&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIT0mCXAlYei" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;683&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--GovernmentalBondsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zFVUSaEujPJ1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;816&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments funds - Fixed Income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ziEmmtnaTg87" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zmPyV15A0PU1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTS5fQrdQBa9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--FixedIncomeMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zl2fXiHGiEPf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Investments funds - Equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOz7h6NyUMR2" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTRl9ghbv3s4" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zXnilbirM457" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zLwGkT5Jm563" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zcS7ZvFPuWg2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;173&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zAHCDsjBLaG2" style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--InvestmentFundsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zPSRFAv9gfGg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Investment funds, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;229&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Structured investments - Private Equity funds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zbuhhD8krBPd" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z7z75zQRRI91" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zPe5xbn1Hdhi" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--StructuredDebtAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis__custom--IfrsPrivateEquityFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zExGT4rayrx8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Structured debt, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;181&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 28%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Real estate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_z3payNoogJq1" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zjOPUsoBkVTk" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zawjCQ1Q54ph" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_z31NJ4u6pZa9" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 8%; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Real estate, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loans to participants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zwEOLnBvDBpi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zNstp7e0P6x5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zFFI9Y9S4k0j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--LoansToParticipantsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember_zvwfqMjcX9P3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Loans to participants, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherAssetsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__custom--Level3OfFairValuesHierarchyMember_zgsza6cPFro9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Other"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;125&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 21%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Private equity funds&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equity pool&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Real estate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Loans to participants&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zkG6EpEJpuhl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;250&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z5KcxHSEAPGh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9215"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zOnO50xuWSLj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zE3wfsVY3JQ9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zETtbRU33ja2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;180&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zMv6sm9xCTPh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;437&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zDy9Eq7C7Vlb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zl2lBAn8YZx1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zlVhm5Otrux3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(14)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYPR1AymXnj9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIAEyuHne8j9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zveDyim44Uhd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z04eQ44WOYa3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;67&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets sold during the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zBxIYi2iMTT7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(108)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z1MCIDasqgSe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zhwS0SKuQWn2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(109)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z3CGopU7gmq" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zEKA84oJHTIb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zZM2Vz8OtmRj" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zfKj2WVQLnSi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;181&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--EquityInvestmentsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zYA5V0CDwz1h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;53&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zLSjwPdbwhPd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--LoanToParticipantsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zIPzdC2Viol8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zux8bhddP67j" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;168&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--PlanAssetsAtFairValueIncludingFundsNotRelatedToRiskPlans_iS_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--OverfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zyP8JVNqK9c3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets as at beginning of the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;406&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Return on plan assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zTGUKaWOJim1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--IfrsRealEstateFundsMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zb11t4FidVA2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9265"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zwY0iIeMzshf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(33)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossExcludingExchangeDifferencesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zoKp5OjNjKXa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Return on plan assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(32)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zeyuRs9MzTh8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PurchasesFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_ztZjK6O2lQ3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets purchases"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets sold during the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z5NnrQPxuDJf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_z0v76s2UBkDc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--SalesFairValueMeasurementAssets_iN_pn6n6_di_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zHF7CN74lWLg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Assets sold during the year"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--TradingEquitySecuritiesMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zpSsI5yipE8j" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__ifrs-full--InvestmentPropertyMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zZ4748b9bD66" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfAssetsAxis__custom--OthersMember__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zxXaRTWXbEma" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--TranslationAdjustmentsFairValueMeasurementAssets_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--UnderfundedPensionPlansMember__ifrs-full--LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis__ifrs-full--Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember_zFw1ULKFgiqg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(20)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfer between surplus and deficit plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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      contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31_custom_OtherBenefitsMember_ifrs-full_LaterThanFiveYearsMember"
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      contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31"
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      contextRef="From2021-01-012021-12-31"
      decimals="-6"
      unitRef="USD">474000000</vale:ProfitSharingProgramExpense>
    <vale:ProfitSharingProgramExpense
      contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31"
      decimals="-6"
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      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember"
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    <vale:PercentageOfPerformanceFactorBasedOnEnvironmentalSocialAndGovernanceIndicator
      contextRef="From2022-01-012022-12-31_custom_PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember"
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    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_847_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory_zJu31TNeZAAa" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d) New accounting policy adopted in 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_869_zgO65wnIt007" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Employee
benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;IFRS 2 defines that the accounting for share-based payments
depends on the form of settlement of the plans, which can be &#x93;cash-settled&#x94; or &#x93;equity-settled&#x94;. When a plan is
settled in cash, the payment obligation to the employee is recognized as a liability, which is updated to fair value recognized in the
income statement at each reporting date and on the settlement date of the obligation. When the plan is settled with equity instruments,
the fair value of the plan is calculated only on the grant date of the benefit and the fair value of the plan is recognized in the income
statement for the year on a straight-line basis to equity over the period of service required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Until December 2020, the long-term incentive programs for the
Company's executives, were recorded as liabilities based on the practice adopted by the Company to settle its obligation related to these
programs with cash payment instead of Vale&#x92;s shares for its executives.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;On April 30, 2021, the modification of the Regulation of the
Performance Share Unit program(&#x93;PSU&#x94;) was approved at the Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting (&#x93;date of
modification&#x94;), enabling the use of treasury shares of the Company to settle the obligation. Thus, the plans started to be treated
as &#x93;equity-settled&#x94; and their fair value was remeasured on the modification date.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remeasurement of the fair value of plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The fair value of the Matching program was estimated using
the Company's share price and ADR on the modification date, in the amount of R$&lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--IfrsSharePrice_iI_pip0_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zQd0zt8A9yV6" title="Share Price"&gt;109.02&lt;/span&gt; and US$&lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--IfrsSharePrice_iI_pip0_c20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zYT32MqaM5r3" title="Share Price"&gt;20.12&lt;/span&gt; per share, respectively. The number
of shares granted on the grant date for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 cycles were &lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement_uPure_c20190101__20191231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zUdYjcTd7wPk" title="Number of share options granted"&gt;1,222,721&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement_uPure_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zEHwn0pAd4Pc" title="Number of share options granted"&gt;2,154,534&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span id="xdx_908_eifrs-full--NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement_uPure_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__custom--AmericanDepositaryReceiptsMember_zxh4keSfFOM6" title="Number of share options granted"&gt;1,046,255&lt;/span&gt;, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;For the PSU, the program was remeasured by estimating
the performance factor using Monte Carlo simulations for the Return to Shareholders Indicator and health and safety and sustainability
indicators. The assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulations are shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate
the expected value of the total performance factor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfEquityExplanatory_pn6n6_zAnCBMflOgkd" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Remeasurement of the fair value of plans (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zFjHhmKZL7a3" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 71%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Granted shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedMeasurementInputMember_zvUaESYSypph" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,474,723 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Date shares were granted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;01/03/2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE (BRL)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zJwxqR9oOxYi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;109.02&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE ON (USD)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zFhLDNtqScGd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;20.12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected volatility&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__ifrs-full--HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember_z8hVLZnNAKFe" title="Measurement unit"&gt;39.00&lt;/span&gt;% p.y&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected term (in years)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember_zErHdS9ltDrl" title="Measurement unit"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected shareholder return indicator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember_zQ09c4Kx1Zh8" title="Measurement unit"&gt;51.20&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected performance factor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember_zxlJDyh43q96" title="Measurement unit"&gt;60.96&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AF_zaAEBZsnKK5" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;e) Measurement of the fair value of the 2022 plans&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;On March 30, 2022, a new cycle of the Matching program started
and the Company estimates a fair value based on the prices of Company&#x92;s shares and ADRs on the share grant date of US$&lt;span id="xdx_905_ecustom--FairValuePricePerShares_pip0_uUSDPShares_c20220301__20220330_zIydFU6mjyl3" title="Fair value price per shares"&gt;20.03&lt;/span&gt; and
R$&lt;span id="xdx_904_ecustom--FairValuePricePerShares_pip0_uBRLshares_c20220301__20220330_zCpu24nbkZW6" title="Fair value price per shares"&gt;95.87&lt;/span&gt; per share. In relation to the 2022 cycle, the Company will grant &lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20220330_zHrDdKY4tRn2" title="Number of shares issued"&gt;1,437,588&lt;/span&gt; shares (2021: &lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20210330_zyMJk5pagap4" title="Number of shares issued"&gt;1,046,255&lt;/span&gt; shares).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"&gt;During 2022, a new cycle of the PSU program has started
as well and the Company will grant &lt;span id="xdx_90E_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20221231_zVUdVZgI5WLk" title="Number of shares issued"&gt;1,709,955&lt;/span&gt; shares (2021: &lt;span id="xdx_907_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssued_iI_pip0_c20211231_zu03y5aW7qth" title="Number of shares issued"&gt;1,474,723&lt;/span&gt; shares). The assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulations are
shown in the table below, as well as the result used to calculate the expected value of the total performance factor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_896_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfEquityExplanatory_hifrs-full--DefinedBenefitPlansAxis__custom--FairValue2022PlanMember_zYzYsb9kdmsl" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Employee benefits - Assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B9_z7SY85tNCzSh"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B3_zMZWBKJWwUH6" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 71%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Granted shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedMeasurementInputMember_zbo5DimNU50f" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,709,955&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Date shares were granted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;01/03/2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE (BRL)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_z6pCY5XnLWzl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;78.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE ON (USD)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zpgwBlTVe9ok" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13.81&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_906_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__ifrs-full--HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember_zqNXoc7YTAKh" title="Measurement unit"&gt;39.00&lt;/span&gt;% p.y.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected term (in years)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_905_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember_z2x97fsZ7iR1" title="Measurement unit"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected shareholder return indicator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90B_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember_zx6WKghmibD1" title="Measurement unit"&gt;51.20&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected performance factor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90A_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValueOfPerformanceFactorMeasurementInputMember_z4FggGCXdpS9" title="Measurement unit"&gt;53.08&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_zNxC73kytTA2" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounting
policy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Employee benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;i. Current benefits
&#x96; wages, vacations and related taxes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;Payments of benefits such
as wages or accrued vacation, as well the related social security taxes over those benefits are recognized monthly in income, on an accrual
basis.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ii. Current
benefits &#x96; profit sharing program&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company has the Annual
Incentive Program (AIP) based on Team and business unit&#x92;s contribution and Company-wide performance through operational cash generation.
The Company makes an accrual based on evaluation periodic of goals achieved and Company result, using the accrual basis and recognition
of present obligation arising from past events in the estimated outflow of resources in the future. The accrual is recorded as cost of
goods sold and services rendered or operating expenses in accordance with the activity of each employee.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;iii. Non-current
benefits &#x96; long-term incentive programs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company has established
a procedure for awarding certain eligible executives (Matching and Performance Share unit (&#x93;PSU&#x94;) Programs) with the goal
of encouraging employee retention and optimum performance. Share-based long-term compensation programs are equity-settled, under which
the Company receives employee services as consideration for equity instruments. The fair value of employee services received in exchange
for the grant of options is recognized as an expense. The total amount of expenses is recognized during the period in which the right
is acquired; period during which the specific vesting conditions are met.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;iv. Non-current
benefits &#x96; pension costs and other post retirement benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;The Company has several retirement
plans for its employees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;For defined contribution
plans, the Company's obligations are limited to a monthly contribution linked to a pre-defined percentage of the remuneration of employees
enrolled into these plans.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;For defined benefit plans,
actuarial calculations are periodically obtained for liabilities determined in accordance with the Projected Unit Credit Method in order
to estimate the Company&#x92;s obligation. The liability recognized in the statement of financial position represents the present value
of the defined benefit obligation as at that date, less the fair value of plan assets. The Company recognized in the income statement
the costs of services, the interest expense of the obligations and the interest income of the plan assets. The remeasurement of gains
and losses, return on plan assets (excluding the amount of interest on return of assets, which is recognized in income for the year) and
changes in the effect of the ceiling of the active and onerous liabilities are recognized in comprehensive income for the year.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;For overfunded plans, the
Company recognizes the net defined benefit assets limited to the present value of the economic benefits available as refunds or reductions
in future contributions, considering minimum funding requirements applicable. For underfunded plans, the Company recognizes net defined
benefit liabilities. The gain or loss on recognition/remeasurement of these net assets/liabilities are recognized in income statement
or in comprehensive income, when arising from the actuarial valuation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Critical
accounting estimates and judgments&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post
retirement benefits for employees - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The amounts recognized depend on several factors that are determined based on actuarial
calculations using various assumptions in order to determine costs and liabilities. One of these assumptions is selection and use of the
discount rate. Any changes to these assumptions will affect the amount recognized.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;At the end of each year the
Company and external actuaries review the assumptions that will be used for the following year. These assumptions are used in determining
the fair values of assets and liabilities, costs and expenses and the future values of estimated cash outflows, which are recorded in
the plan obligations.&lt;/p&gt;





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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BA_zFjHhmKZL7a3" style="display: none"&gt;Summary of assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 71%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 28%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Granted shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedMeasurementInputMember_zvUaESYSypph" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,474,723 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;01/03/2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--SharesGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zJwxqR9oOxYi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;109.02&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;VALE ON (USD)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ShareGrantedSharePriceBrlMember_zFhLDNtqScGd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Measurement unit"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;20.12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected volatility&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90F_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__ifrs-full--HistoricalVolatilityForSharesMeasurementInputMember_z8hVLZnNAKFe" title="Measurement unit"&gt;39.00&lt;/span&gt;% p.y&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected term (in years)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_90C_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedTermMeasurementInputMember_zErHdS9ltDrl" title="Measurement unit"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Expected shareholder return indicator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_902_eifrs-full--SignificantUnobservableInputEntitysOwnEquityInstruments_iI_pip0_uPure_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis__custom--PerformanceShareUnitProgramMember__ifrs-full--UnobservableInputsAxis__custom--ExpectedValuesOfShareholderReturnMeasurementInputMember_zQ09c4Kx1Zh8" title="Measurement unit"&gt;51.20&lt;/span&gt;%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;a) Share
capital&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;As at December 31, 2022,
the share capital was US$61,614 corresponding to 4,778,889,263 shares issued and fully paid without par value. The Board of Directors
may, regardless of changes to by-laws, approve the issue and cancellation of common shares, including the capitalization of profits and
reserves to the extent authorized.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Common shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Golden shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shareholders with more than 5% of total capital&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember_zn3pXNekLUr2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,616,023,334&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;The Capital Group Companies, Inc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zthNn5HYBHEd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;648,304,234&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember_zGOEeh8yqGdd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;648,304,234&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Previ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--PreviMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zSLF3PrTLbG9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;409,087,156&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--PreviMember_zCVuzfiUL5Le" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;409,087,156&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Mitsui&amp;amp;co&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zqb7zA4rj1Wh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;286,347,055&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_zEg4oyC6sL1g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;286,347,055&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Blackrock, Inc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--BlackrockIncMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zcchSNFZdDR8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;272,284,889&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--BlackrockIncMember_zDp3nAmQCQEd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;272,284,889&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Free floating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--FreeFloatingMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zIyzLPq8tGF9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,867,055,366&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--FreeFloatingMember_zhDTBonDmlmf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,867,055,366&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Golden shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--GoldenSharesMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--PreferenceSharesMember_z4fqCocmvpPh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--GoldenSharesMember_zgGvAmMYgxJ2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total outstanding (without shares in treasury)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zKWxzSlITPy" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,483,078,700&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--PreferenceSharesMember_zkFZdiyTeXU5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231_zZzvKRvWCTb1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,483,078,712&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Shares in treasury&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates_iI_pid_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zCf1XeRZATjf" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares in treasury"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;295,810,551&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates_iI_pid_c20221231_zQFRsl9lFPX2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares in treasury"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;295,810,551&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total capital&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid_iI_pid_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zTFG75SnWKwl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total issued shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,778,889,251&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid_iI_pid_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--PreferenceSharesMember_zizHIgXU7yY3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total issued shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid_iI_pid_c20221231_zsFMCcyTQmUe" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total issued shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,778,889,263&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8AD_zNbXbO1do4Lh" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Cancellation of treasury shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;During 2022 and 2021, the Board of Directors approved cancellations
of common shares issued by the Company, acquired and held in treasury, without reducing the amount of its share capital, as shown below.
The effects were transferred in shareholders' equity as "Treasury shares used and cancelled", between the "Revenue reserve"
and "Treasury shares".&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_892_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfTreasurySharesExplanatory_pn6n6_zGJNDEH7Y513" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Equity - Cancellation of  treasury shares (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zOjg86vCb7Sf" style="display: none"&gt;&#160;Schedule of cancellation of treasury shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 50%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of canceled shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cancellation approved on February 24, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_pip0_c20220201__20220224__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_z4BmosiRmBai" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares held in treasury cancelled"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;133,418,347&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220201__20220224__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zLWwRxHmHyN7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares carrying amount"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,830&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cancellation approved on July 28, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_pip0_c20220701__20220728__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_ziQ24PYFCcOb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares held in treasury cancelled"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;220,150,800&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220701__20220728__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zLfhNwg9Qh25" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares carrying amount"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,786&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zqVXSrevyBHb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares held in treasury cancelled"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;353,569,147&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zFYfb3iXjiM7" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares carrying amount"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,616&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cancellation approved on September 16, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_pip0_c20210901__20210916__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zzV7DLBfB7ch" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares held in treasury cancelled"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;152,016,372&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220901__20220916__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zls9PBL2Nyg5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares carrying amount"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,401&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zzc6j29VHh74" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares held in treasury cancelled"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;152,016,372&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zxDXEXAAymR9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares carrying amount"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,401&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A8_zurpByuL83c6" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shares buyback program and treasury
shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;During 2022 and 2021, the Board of Directors approved shares
buyback programs for Vale&#x92;s shares, as described below.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDividendsExplanatory_pn6n6_zrkzS7CtJFbe" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Equity - Share buyback and treasury shares (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zpIeMlQLIA03" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of stockholders' remuneration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of shares repurchased&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effect on cash flows&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 36%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shares buyback program for 470,000,000 shares (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquired by Parent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParentMember_fKGkp_zYDKEuFqqqVa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;81,855,600&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParentMember_fKGkp_zzbPNQoxXDd3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;139,018,347&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParentMember_fKGkp_zYQX4MPmPoih" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,501&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParentMember_fKGkp_znn1YmcjtPV4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquired by wholly owned subsidiaries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_fKGkp_zFNLTAkaf9A1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;96,959,900&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_fKGkp_zNzRjsynroC5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;152,166,153&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_fKGkp_zdigiIk8tDQ5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,750&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_fKGkp_zuqpqC4isVzb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,538&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SharesBuybackProgramMember_fKGkp_z4pWOHnz8JKl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;178,815,500&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SharesBuybackProgramMember_fKGkp_z6abKqdfSgqb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;291,184,500&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SharesBuybackProgram1Member_fKGkp_z05PtJij05Te" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,251&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SharesBuybackProgramMember_fKGkp_zFbROqDfhSs3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,546&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shares buyback program for 500,000,000 shares (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquired by Parent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParent1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zySPfLGxAnfg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;87,779,900&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParent1Member_fKGlpKQ_____z2RTp4rSQNI9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9515"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParent1Member_fKGlpKQ_____z1rO6UDODugg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,375&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParent1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zcwEwXViGKk9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9519"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquired by wholly owned subsidiaries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zGiQNIRz7JUh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;90,847,177&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zntJ56akIp8i" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9523"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zdIP4fogWsQ2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,410&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zSETamSlKHzc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9527"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zFMFOlHlQ36b" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;178,627,077&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231_fKGlpKQ_____z9nALjY33Jx1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9531"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zYGcSh7Difdg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,785&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_fKGlpKQ_____zr8pGUoVhFu1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9535"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shares buyback program&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_pip0_c20220101__20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zzgmjjUXxnlf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Share buyback program number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;357,442,577&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_pip0_c20210101__20211231_fKGlpKQ_____ze5ZdjSERLDa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Share buyback program number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;291,184,500&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zqQIH2a0aa2g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Share buyback program number of value authorized to be repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,036&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_fKGlpKQ_____zeyPWDytH15e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Share buyback program number of value authorized to be repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,546&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F07_zjiwsY6XxES2" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F19_zbaxmqnQwhg4" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;On April 1, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of &lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20210402__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--TreasurySharesMember_zCWYOmrKX9ta" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;270,000,000&lt;/span&gt; common shares
or their respective ADRs. Continuing the previous program, the Board of Directors approved a new shares buyback program on October 28,
2021, with a limit of up to &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20211028__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__dei--AdrMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--WhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_zWaQUQvk5dv5" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;200,000,000&lt;/span&gt; common shares or their respective ADRs. Both programs were concluded in 2022.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F05_zTzCvz99lJ6g" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F12_z8ov1gEjNPs1" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;On April 27, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of &lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20220427__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--TreasurySharesMember_zkFGRKTLdR4k" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;500,000,000&lt;/span&gt; common shares
or their respective ADRs.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A3_zCSljJCdo3zf" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In February 2023 (subsequent event), the Company approved the transfer of &lt;span id="xdx_90C_ecustom--TransferShares_dm_c20220201__20230228_zMkVA9OUh0Gl" title="Transfer shares"&gt;85 million&lt;/span&gt;
 shares from its wholly-owned subsidiaries to the Parent Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;d) Profit distribution&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_ecustom--DisclosureOfReservesAndOtherEquityInterestsExplanatory_pn6n6_zh3X6Aa70OEl" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Equity - Profit distribution (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zTzRlnPpITA2" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of profit reserves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_497_20220101__20221231_z7lxn6GFMleh" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49D_20210101__20211231_zcjN1YmD6lKi" style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 61%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_eifrs-full--ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent_zwpnuPvl366a"&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income attributable to Vale's shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,788&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;22,445&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_iN_di_znooA2BXh65g"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Appropriation to legal reserve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(276)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,123)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_402_ecustom--TaxIncentiveReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_iN_di_zzZqrcOCjXL7"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Appropriation to tax incentive reserve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,157)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,581)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve_zMp3SsgzvIv2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net income after appropriations to legal reserve and tax incentive reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;17,355&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18,741&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--DecreaseThroughFairValueReclassificationOfMosaicShare_zTypgjoFzXX4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reclassification of the fair value adjustment reserve (note 16l)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9570"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;522&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--MinimumMandatoryRemunerations_z6IA3r338ica"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Minimum mandatory remuneration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,386&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,542&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40C_ecustom--AdditionalRemunerationAbstract_iB_zlcyRUvv2j17"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Additional remuneration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40E_ecustom--AdditionalRemunerationFromStatutoryReserve_zOvKUXiLOGW4"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;from statutory reserve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9579"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,476&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--AdditionalRemunerationFromNetIncomeForYear_zLX0YoXXfbw2"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;from the net income for the year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7,326&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40A_ecustom--TotalAdditionalRemuneration_zLgPDVlIalN8"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: rgb(217,217,217) 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;Total additional remuneration&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;437&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,802&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--TotalRemunerationToShareholders_z4Me8hRm3ym"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total remuneration to shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,823&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;13,344&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--AppropriationToStatutoryReserve_z3YzgCNMLOa3"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Appropriation to statutory reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8,821&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,395&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--AppropriationToRetainedEarningsReserve_zTVbTTjIK5Zk"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Appropriation to retained earnings reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,711&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9595"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A1_zDkjNueJBIDe" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remuneration approved &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company's By-laws determines
as its minimum mandatory remuneration to Vale shareholders an amount equal to 25% of the net income, after appropriations to legal and
tax incentive reserves. The remuneration approved as interest on capital (&#x93;JCP&#x94;) is gross up with the income tax applicable
to Vale&#x92;s shareholders. The remuneration to Vale&#x92;s shareholders was based on the following resolutions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#160;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; color: navy; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 10pt Symbol; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: windowtext"&gt;On February 16, 2023 (subsequent event), the Board of Directors approved the
shareholder&#x92;s remuneration of US$1,569, of which US$1,132 is part of the minimum mandatory remuneration, recorded as a liability
for the year ended December 31, 2022, and US$437 as an additional remuneration, recorded in equity as &#x93;Additional remuneration reserve&#x94;.
The payment will be held in March 2023.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; color: navy; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 10pt Symbol; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: windowtext"&gt;On
December 1, 2022, the Board of Directors approved interest on capital to shareholders in the amount of US$254, as an anticipation of the
income for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is part of the minimum mandatory remuneration, recorded as a liability for the year
ended December 31, 2022. The payment will be held in March 2023.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.25pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;On July 28, 2022, the Board of Directors
approved the remuneration to shareholders in the amount of US$3,000, which is part of the minimum mandatory remuneration, recorded as
a liability for the year ended December 31, 2022. It was fully paid in September 2022. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 35.45pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.25pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;On February 24, 2022, the Board of Directors
approved the remuneration to shareholders in the amount of US$3,500 as an additional remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2021,
recorded in equity as &#x93;Additional remuneration reserve&#x94;. It was fully paid in March 2022. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 35.45pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 14.2pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.25pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"&gt;In 2021, the Company approved and paid
dividends and interest on capital to shareholders in the amount of US$9,844, as follows: (i) US$2,200, as approved by the Board of Directors
on June 17, 2021; and (ii) US$7,644, approved by the Board of Directors on September 16, 2021. Of the total amount paid, US$4,542 was
the minimum mandatory remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2021, US$1,476 was paid out the Company&#x92;s profits reserve and
the remaining amount was paid as an anticipation of the income for the year ended December 31,2021. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 28.35pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; color: navy; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 10.35pt"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 25.1pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 10pt Symbol; color: teal"&gt;&#xb7;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: windowtext"&gt;On
February 25, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the shareholder&#x92;s remuneration in the amount of US$3,972. Of the total amount,
US$1,152 represented the minimum mandatory remuneration for 2020. The remaining amount of US$2,820 was approved as additional remuneration
and was recorded in the equity as &#x93;Additional remuneration reserve. This amount was paid in full in March 2021. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;








&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal; text-align: justify"&gt;e) Profit reserves&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_894_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfReservesAndOtherEquityInterestExplanatory_zB6jNVZUyc2d" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Equity - Profit reserves (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B4_zJOkeP104li8" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of profit reserves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Legal reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax incentive reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Statutory reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Retained earnings reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Additional remuneration reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of profit reserves&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zmmQZsYGdlAi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,542&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zxMCMq10vdcb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;659&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zivFTCFZnC02" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,854&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zCll83TnWwC1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,987&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zROQWjj4qxql" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,042&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Allocation of income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zUQ4CZhm3zJg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_z4dPOZEbdmB9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,581&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_z3aXAlj4RIK" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7,395&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zXijg7bO5tMe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zB3StaZv79rg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14,599&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zc6h19mL3Tg2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,476)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zbjUes1tC6F9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,820)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zCnLyP96O1V2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(4,296)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Treasury shares cancellation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zNHtMlXKpHu3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares cancellation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,401)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_ztDxBLwJuOKh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares cancellation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,401)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zd8o7WcUQ039" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(142)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zNRhy69CIvi3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(157)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zfSUyVLmI5M7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,526&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_z7GC3pN67Hd6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(469)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zHqG5muoZNR9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;758&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zfAUorrcIGB2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zKd8lkLqmJCb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,083&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zZuf7mIRLU5h" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,898&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--RetainedEarningsReserveMember_zsSjG9AAvpw1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9647"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zAv8BXU23Sk1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,198&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zKc4oNpRd7U4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15,702&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Allocation of income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zeHReOmqqmBd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;276&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zxrNgoOHKFib" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,157&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zWlNC6z0zARf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8,821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--RetainedEarningsReserveMember_zLYfNXuMzxJd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,711&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zRtg0dWuRwTb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14,402&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zoQNOwlPrGjk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,500)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zEVo1NyEtkv4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,500)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Treasury shares cancellation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares cancellation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(6,616)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares cancellation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(6,616)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Transfers of reserves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TransfersOfReserves_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers of reserves"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--TransfersOfReserves_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Transfers of reserves"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_z1V9i9boQF98" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;165&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;173&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_ziaODQJYTbz" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;249&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--RetainedEarningsReserveMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(133)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;302&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;756&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Equity_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_z4dbz9f2fSK2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,964&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Equity_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zKHMp3uyXejd" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,416&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--Equity_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zHtEPYMDKnXh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,349&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Equity_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--RetainedEarningsReserveMember_ztnvcUNhn35c" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,578&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--Equity_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_z3waI8bTc6Ld" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;437&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--Equity_iE_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zwRXKR5LPVkk" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Ending balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20,744&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;



&lt;p id="xdx_8A0_zOH4RWEO1MBa" style="font: 12pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Legal reserve -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Is
a legal requirement for Brazilian public companies to retain 5% of the annual net income up to 20% of the capital. The reserve can only
be used to compensate losses or to increase capital.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax incentive reserve -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
Results from the option to designate a portion of the income tax for investments in projects approved by the Brazilian Government as well
as tax incentives.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Statutory reserve -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Aims to ensure the maintenance and development of the main activities that comprise the Company&#x92;s operations
and to retain budgeted capital for investments. Based on the Company&#x92;s by-laws, this reserve is capped to 50% of the annual distributable
net income, up to the amount of the share capital.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Retained earnings reserve &#x96;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&#160;It
is intended to be used in investments for capital expenditures as allowed by the Brazilian Corporate Law.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Additional remuneration reserve
-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Results from the remuneration proposed by Management that exceeds the mandatory minimum remuneration of 25% of the adjusted
net income.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 0.5pt solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt"&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;Accounting policy&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_84A_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDividendsExplanatory_zKrTxkfLDEga" style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Share
capital and treasury shares -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;The Company holds shares in treasury for a future
sale, cancellation or for the payment of the executives' long-term compensation programs. These shares are recognized in a specific account
as a reduction of equity to the acquisition value and maintained at the cost of the transaction. Incremental costs directly attributable
to the issue of new shares or options are recognized in equity as a deduction from the amount raised, net of taxes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_866_zx7inJ8zyIqk" style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&#160;Stockholders'
equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Shareholder&#x92;s
remuneration -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;The shareholder&#x92;s remuneration is paid on dividends and
interest on capital. This remuneration is recognized as a liability in the financial statements of the Company based on bylaws. Any amount
above the minimum mandatory remuneration approved by the by-laws shall only be recognized in current liabilities on the date that is approved
by shareholders.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
Company is permitted to distribute interest attributable to equity. The calculation is based on the equity amounts as stated in the statutory
accounting records and the interest rate applied may not exceed the Brazilian Government Long-term Interest Rate (&#x93;TJLP&#x94;)
determined by the Central Bank of Brazil. Also, such interest may not exceed 50% of the net income for the year or 50% of retained earnings
plus profit reserves as determined by Brazilian corporate law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
benefit to the Company, as opposed to making a dividend payment, is a reduction in the income tax burden because this interest charge
is tax deductible in Brazil. Income tax of 15% is withheld on behalf of the shareholders relative to the interest distribution. Under
Brazilian law, interest attributed to equity is considered as part of the annual minimum mandatory dividend. This notional interest distribution
is treated for accounting purposes as a deduction from equity in a manner similar to a dividend and the tax deductibility recorded in
the income statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_85B_zA1nTlYOF7n9" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfShareCapitalReservesAndOtherEquityInterestExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfClassesOfShareCapitalExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89A_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfClassesOfShareCapitalExplanatory_pn6n6_z9ADkOCZUrK8" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Equity - Shareholders' Agreement (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B9_zrHN1hA8Eymc" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of share capital&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 46%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Common shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Golden shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 17%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shareholders with more than 5% of total capital&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_z8TtlCO0hqy7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,616,023,334&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--ShareholdersWithMoreThan5OfTotalCapitalMember_zn3pXNekLUr2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,616,023,334&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;The Capital Group Companies, Inc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zthNn5HYBHEd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;648,304,234&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--CapitalGroupCompaniesIncMember_zGOEeh8yqGdd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;648,304,234&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Previ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--PreviMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zSLF3PrTLbG9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;409,087,156&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--PreviMember_zCVuzfiUL5Le" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;409,087,156&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Mitsui&amp;amp;co&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zqb7zA4rj1Wh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;286,347,055&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_zEg4oyC6sL1g" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;286,347,055&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Blackrock, Inc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--BlackrockIncMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zcchSNFZdDR8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;272,284,889&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--BlackrockIncMember_zDp3nAmQCQEd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;272,284,889&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Free floating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--FreeFloatingMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zIyzLPq8tGF9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,867,055,366&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--FreeFloatingMember_zhDTBonDmlmf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,867,055,366&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Golden shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--GoldenSharesMember__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--PreferenceSharesMember_z4fqCocmvpPh" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesOutstanding_iI_pid_c20221231__custom--EntityStockholdersAxis__custom--GoldenSharesMember_zgGvAmMYgxJ2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Shares outstanding"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total outstanding (without shares in treasury)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid_iI_pid_c20221231__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember_zTFG75SnWKwl" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Total issued shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4,778,889,251&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BB_zOjg86vCb7Sf" style="display: none"&gt;&#160;Schedule of cancellation of treasury shares&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 50%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of canceled shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 24%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carrying amount&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cancellation approved on February 24, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_pip0_c20220201__20220224__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_z4BmosiRmBai" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares held in treasury cancelled"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;133,418,347&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220201__20220224__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zLWwRxHmHyN7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares carrying amount"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,830&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--NumberOfSharesHeldInTreasuryCancelled_pip0_c20220701__20220728__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_ziQ24PYFCcOb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares held in treasury cancelled"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;220,150,800&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--TreasurySharesCarryingAmount_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220901__20220916__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--CancellationOfTreasurySharesMember_zls9PBL2Nyg5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares carrying amount"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,401&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDividendsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfDividendsExplanatory_pn6n6_zrkzS7CtJFbe" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Equity - Share buyback and treasury shares (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BD_zpIeMlQLIA03" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of stockholders' remuneration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of shares repurchased&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Effect on cash flows&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 36%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shares buyback program for 470,000,000 shares (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquired by Parent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParentMember_fKGkp_zYDKEuFqqqVa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;81,855,600&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParentMember_fKGkp_zzbPNQoxXDd3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;139,018,347&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParentMember_fKGkp_zYQX4MPmPoih" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,501&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParentMember_fKGkp_znn1YmcjtPV4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquired by wholly owned subsidiaries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_fKGkp_zFNLTAkaf9A1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;96,959,900&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_fKGkp_zNzRjsynroC5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;152,166,153&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_fKGkp_zdigiIk8tDQ5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,750&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_fKGkp_zuqpqC4isVzb" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,538&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SharesBuybackProgramMember_fKGkp_z4pWOHnz8JKl" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;178,815,500&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SharesBuybackProgramMember_fKGkp_z6abKqdfSgqb" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;291,184,500&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SharesBuybackProgram1Member_fKGkp_z05PtJij05Te" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,251&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--SharesBuybackProgramMember_fKGkp_zFbROqDfhSs3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,546&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shares buyback program for 500,000,000 shares (ii)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquired by Parent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParent1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zySPfLGxAnfg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;87,779,900&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParent1Member_fKGlpKQ_____z2RTp4rSQNI9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9515"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParent1Member_fKGlpKQ_____z1rO6UDODugg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,375&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredParent1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zcwEwXViGKk9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9519"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Acquired by wholly owned subsidiaries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShares_pip0_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zGiQNIRz7JUh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;90,847,177&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--StockRepurchaseProgramRepurchaseShare_pip0_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zntJ56akIp8i" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Number of shares repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9523"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zdIP4fogWsQ2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,410&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--AcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries1Member_fKGlpKQ_____zSETamSlKHzc" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9527"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--PurchaseOfTreasuryShares_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zYGcSh7Difdg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Purchase of treasury shares"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,785&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_pip0_c20220101__20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zzgmjjUXxnlf" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Share buyback program number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;357,442,577&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_pip0_c20210101__20211231_fKGlpKQ_____ze5ZdjSERLDa" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Share buyback program number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;291,184,500&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_fKGlpKQ_____zqQIH2a0aa2g" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Share buyback program number of value authorized to be repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,036&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfValueAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_fKGlpKQ_____zeyPWDytH15e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Share buyback program number of value authorized to be repurchased"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5,546&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F07_zjiwsY6XxES2" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F19_zbaxmqnQwhg4" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;On April 1, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of &lt;span id="xdx_90A_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20210402__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--TreasurySharesMember_zCWYOmrKX9ta" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;270,000,000&lt;/span&gt; common shares
or their respective ADRs. Continuing the previous program, the Board of Directors approved a new shares buyback program on October 28,
2021, with a limit of up to &lt;span id="xdx_90D_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20211028__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__dei--AdrMember__ifrs-full--SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis__custom--WhollyOwnedSubsidiariesMember_zWaQUQvk5dv5" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;200,000,000&lt;/span&gt; common shares or their respective ADRs. Both programs were concluded in 2022.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F05_zTzCvz99lJ6g" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(ii)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F12_z8ov1gEjNPs1" style="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;On April 27, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of &lt;span id="xdx_901_ecustom--ShareBuybackProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchase_iI_pid_c20220427__ifrs-full--ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis__ifrs-full--OrdinarySharesMember__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--TreasurySharesMember_zkFGRKTLdR4k" title="Share buyback program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased"&gt;500,000,000&lt;/span&gt; common shares
or their respective ADRs.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--LegalReserveToCalculateStockholdersRemuneration_iN_di_znooA2BXh65g"&gt;
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  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--NetIncomeAfterAppropriationsToLegalReserveAndTaxIncentiveReserve_zMp3SsgzvIv2"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9570"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;522&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--MinimumMandatoryRemunerations_z6IA3r338ica"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Appropriation to statutory reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,395&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_405_ecustom--AppropriationToRetainedEarningsReserve_zTVbTTjIK5Zk"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Appropriation to retained earnings reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,711&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9595"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 40%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Legal reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax incentive reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;Statutory reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Retained earnings reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Additional remuneration reserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of profit reserves&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zmmQZsYGdlAi" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,542&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zxMCMq10vdcb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;659&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zivFTCFZnC02" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,854&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zCll83TnWwC1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,987&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zROQWjj4qxql" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,042&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Allocation of income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zUQ4CZhm3zJg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,123&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_z4dPOZEbdmB9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,581&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_z3aXAlj4RIK" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;7,395&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zXijg7bO5tMe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zB3StaZv79rg" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14,599&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zc6h19mL3Tg2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1,476)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zbjUes1tC6F9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,820)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zCnLyP96O1V2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(4,296)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Treasury shares cancellation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zNHtMlXKpHu3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares cancellation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,401)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--TreasurySharesUsedAndCanceled_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_ztDxBLwJuOKh" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Treasury shares cancellation"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2,401)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Translation adjustment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zd8o7WcUQ039" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(142)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zNRhy69CIvi3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(157)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zfSUyVLmI5M7" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,526&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_z7GC3pN67Hd6" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(469)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_eifrs-full--OtherComprehensiveIncome_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zHqG5muoZNR9" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Translation adjustment"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;758&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Balance as at December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zfAUorrcIGB2" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,523&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zKd8lkLqmJCb" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,083&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zZuf7mIRLU5h" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6,898&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--RetainedEarningsReserveMember_zsSjG9AAvpw1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl9647"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zAv8BXU23Sk1" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3,198&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--Equity_iS_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zKc4oNpRd7U4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Beginning balance, value"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;15,702&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Allocation of income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--LegalReserve1Member_zeHReOmqqmBd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;276&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--TaxIncentiveReserveMember_zxrNgoOHKFib" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,157&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__ifrs-full--StatutoryReserveMember_zWlNC6z0zARf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8,821&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--RetainedEarningsReserveMember_zLYfNXuMzxJd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3,711&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zRtg0dWuRwTb" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;437&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Allocation of income"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14,402&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--AdditionalRemunerationReserveMember_zoQNOwlPrGjk" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,500)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ComponentsOfEquityAxis__custom--ProfitReservesMember_zEVo1NyEtkv4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Deliberated dividends and interest on capital of Vale's shareholders"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3,500)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    <ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDividendsExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_84A_eifrs-full--DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDividendsExplanatory_zKrTxkfLDEga" style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Share
capital and treasury shares -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;The Company holds shares in treasury for a future
sale, cancellation or for the payment of the executives' long-term compensation programs. These shares are recognized in a specific account
as a reduction of equity to the acquisition value and maintained at the cost of the transaction. Incremental costs directly attributable
to the issue of new shares or options are recognized in equity as a deduction from the amount raised, net of taxes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_866_zx7inJ8zyIqk" style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&#160;Stockholders'
equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;Shareholder&#x92;s
remuneration -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext"&gt;The shareholder&#x92;s remuneration is paid on dividends and
interest on capital. This remuneration is recognized as a liability in the financial statements of the Company based on bylaws. Any amount
above the minimum mandatory remuneration approved by the by-laws shall only be recognized in current liabilities on the date that is approved
by shareholders.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
Company is permitted to distribute interest attributable to equity. The calculation is based on the equity amounts as stated in the statutory
accounting records and the interest rate applied may not exceed the Brazilian Government Long-term Interest Rate (&#x93;TJLP&#x94;)
determined by the Central Bank of Brazil. Also, such interest may not exceed 50% of the net income for the year or 50% of retained earnings
plus profit reserves as determined by Brazilian corporate law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #F2F2F2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The
benefit to the Company, as opposed to making a dividend payment, is a reduction in the income tax burden because this interest charge
is tax deductible in Brazil. Income tax of 15% is withheld on behalf of the shareholders relative to the interest distribution. Under
Brazilian law, interest attributed to equity is considered as part of the annual minimum mandatory dividend. This notional interest distribution
is treated for accounting purposes as a deduction from equity in a manner similar to a dividend and the tax deductibility recorded in
the income statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDividendsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRelatedPartyExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;p id="xdx_80D_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfRelatedPartyExplanatory_zFCQjGE60kd9" style="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #00807A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_037"/&gt;31.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_82D_zkixqFNCuKLi"&gt;Related parties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;The Company&#x92;s related
parties are subsidiaries, joint ventures, associates, shareholders and its related entities and key management personnel of the Company.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Related party transactions
were made by the Company on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm&#xb4;s-length transactions, with respect to price and market
conditions that are no less favorable to the Company than those arranged with third parties.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Net operating revenue relates
to sale of iron ore to the steelmakers and right to use capacity on railroads. Cost and operating expenses mostly relates to the variable
lease payments of the pelletizing plants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;Purchases, accounts receivable
and other assets, and accounts payable and other liabilities relate largely to amounts charged by joint ventures and associates related
to the pelletizing plants operational lease and railway transportation services. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal"&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;a) Transactions
with related parties&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BE_zauUPfiXLu1f" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of transactions with related parties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="17" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Year ended December 31,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 28%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cost and operating expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial result&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cost and operating expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial result&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cost and operating expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial result&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joint Ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zddYKFKG23ti" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zKor7XS0CxD6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;640&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zfsJbkSvRwRi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zhdpLVkvQc58" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;353&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_z8se3zyymmyf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zQRi3inUmEy8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(121)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zIuLHV5uWe25" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zyCkUucW1mr7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(105)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z1AnywLziiba" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zkfVV3ps1Bhd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(105)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pelletizing companies (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zmBSflZsnTm1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(337)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_z3eIl8iSxbCi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(34)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zVV3D8wE8el3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(349)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zxGFawfW3am2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zXG7pxQklxpe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(100)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zIvzrQlBFoC8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(17)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_z9DKZ7B9s0h5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zOr9MiihUjwl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(397)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zt6GZ7yvtzXc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(279)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zoxc6Jy4liv4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(227)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Norte Energia S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--NorteEnergiaS.a.Member_zGw7Dch7YvAl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(135)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--NorteEnergiaS.a.Member_zUO1mlgctaX3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--NorteEnergiaS.a.Member_zJAuMD2pDIJc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(101)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_z8ewRMRS51K" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zBftkRXUQX5e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zpY0ZiOGIoD1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zjnU4mc7SRk4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zlEaRCtt1tBk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zVvlbKYeFnEh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zEgxWPIcAJT7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;476&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zNfrrExV5Rv9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(998)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zw6srzf0cvW2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(37)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zyTudeMoqRx9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;645&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_z9k3KsgsNEof" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(857)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zxaHtU2qj644" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(13)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zvGloyInHt9g" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;372&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zk6wZjxnhE8f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(546)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zOhevomU1KMh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associates&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;VLI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zvMjr3mTZGW2" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;289&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zw156ygpIvIi" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_z7aJABhDLgCe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zlzqawI6pMCi" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;255&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zQwc8X2U9X2i" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zgCkTxH8n4Nc" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zrjw6sJ7ShJ9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;235&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_z2hmQJVR98Hf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(25)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zEkXmAjymsO4" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_zk44ThG9X2pc" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_zvBvQPXDGrsa" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_zXvte8oT9S32" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_zbOlRUBq4SDi" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zLbI6qkX8m58" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;290&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zJifRDDb5Xh" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(26)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zr1skLwIo013" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zDyLFhi1ma49" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;256&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zFymXFGxPcY7" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(21)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zgnu5YxBWVAa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_z3XIlatmLMFl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;240&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zd1DLLWHQlQ" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(25)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_ziMyiGDkFlA6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Major shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Bradesco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_zWoYnxUiUhd3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;381&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_ztSv9TWYRUSd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(528)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_z0Um8WHcgaC3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(49)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Banco do Brasil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_zSduPiJdjWfg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_z0a8vuaNwfid" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_z86DVZunJej" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Mitsui&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_zM4gKSe7qVy" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_zNdwKVcXayMj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;261&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_zLAcvNcR3Y7d" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;185&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zszStCTIfGn8" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;416&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zQWEjKzLGuii" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; border-bottom-color: teal; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;384&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zTlQ8wMkUNR6" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; border-bottom-color: teal; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;261&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zGM4BOQCLbzh" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; border-bottom-color: teal; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(515)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zCSRmiAp17Oe" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;185&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_z3RL6bbqEqC" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(32)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of continuing operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_ziw6vZtQ9Qel" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,182&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_znQlsqUWoQfg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,024)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zu3pdzvMVw7e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;344&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zYJW6bGaUNlj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,162&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0PI7QskCGBk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(878)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z2z2MUuvDlw9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(530)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zHR3BgrC9vFi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;797&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_z3rl5pEJXZnk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(571)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zhRrDr7UGkC1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(26)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Discontinued operation - Coal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zerofOPmxspj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(95)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zAtJtgi2rgMl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(405)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--DiscontinuedOperationsMember_zrAJJsY8wIL8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_zeDpJ0cGJs2h" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,182&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_ziHhEVicOKPe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,024)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_z9lBHvMu5X24" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;344&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_zpxUrcEsfHy4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,162&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_zvp1bQao5yZe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(973)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_zi62w6fNMXu8" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(515)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_z4WNjdQeN5Ye" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;797&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_z9GrcPxEugpl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(976)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_zIey4uIjB8ng" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0F_z3Ogykgase88" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F1D_zDE2LMqYTPo3" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia
&#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;


&lt;p id="xdx_8A6_zwbhlJ5esZp8" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Outstanding balances with related
parties&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_898_ecustom--ScheduleOfOutstandingBalancesWithRelatedPartiesTableTextBlock_pn6n6_zc7yqYMdwvad" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Related parties - Outstanding balances with related parties (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_zv4GjFra4SBh" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of outstanding balances with related parties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 22%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 12%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounts receivable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dividends receivable and other assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cash and cash equivalents&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accounts receivable&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007A7E"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dividends receivable and other assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joint Ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica do Pec&#xe9;m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zpIg1MS48S5l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zAry8teMwFB3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zzXINP8KsBj5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zHaODZAKwv4l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Companhias de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaDePelotizacaoMember_fKGkp_zrfN9sZd8xs7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaDePelotizacaoMember_fKGkp_zIAMR0fxlsB9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zqJ9L9C91sHc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zafSo8tzjrhl" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_z27fJ1jmBp13" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zvtOwMN3HCDe" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;95&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;117&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;75&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;96&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associates&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;VLI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zx4S3Mv0GUL1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_z3C2prN4luc4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Major shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Bradesco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;335&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_zAXCuB1LqyOj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,746&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_zSFn0CKDO1ra" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Banco do Brasil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;79&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Mitsui&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;89&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;365&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;89&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;154&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,825&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pension plan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PensionPlanMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PensionPlanMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;365&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;211&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;272&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,825&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0C_zVASuoZ9uCpd" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
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&#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 31%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Supplier and contractors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial instruments and other liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Supplier and contractors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial instruments and other liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pelletizing companies (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_zOMgbLcdLdQ1" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_zhFJOET7KnE" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;393&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zqxcGCsIarO6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zqJL6zeRWZR9" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;151&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;400&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;70&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;393&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;VLI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zq1vAnk1YQBc" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_znCu8DzCOlr7" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zISi37bPfSy" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zM6KnGqYelx1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;53&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;47&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Major shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Bradesco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;265&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Mitsui&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;75&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;265&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pension plan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PensionPlanMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PensionPlanMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;171&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;528&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_z9nQUgq8sJV5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;91&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231_zgM3RL3rMtCe" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;705&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia
&#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;c) Key
management personnel compensation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_89F_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfInformationAboutKeyManagementPersonnelExplanatory_pn6n6_zrPXwqHUOdI1" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Related parties - Key management personnel remuneration (Details)"&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20210101__20211231_zCMQSEwWOup6" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_49C_20200101__20201231_zn2YSAcuQwff" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 43%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Wages&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Direct and indirect benefits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Profit sharing program (&#x93;PLR&#x94;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--KeyManagementPersonnelLongTermCompensationAbstract_iB_zqQ5LoQ6W8Da"&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_400_eifrs-full--KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationSharebasedPayment_zDO3AANHUid5"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Shares based&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;44&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;33&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="5" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 28%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cost and operating expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial result&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cost and operating expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial result&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Net operating revenue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cost and operating expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 7%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial result&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joint Ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica do Pec&#xe9;m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zaBBqKWUsWMc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;434&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zddYKFKG23ti" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zKor7XS0CxD6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;640&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zfsJbkSvRwRi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_zhdpLVkvQc58" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;353&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_z8se3zyymmyf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Alian&#xe7;a Gera&#xe7;&#xe3;o de Energia S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zQRi3inUmEy8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(121)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zIuLHV5uWe25" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zyCkUucW1mr7" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(105)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_z1AnywLziiba" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--AlianaGeraoDeEnergiaS.a.Member_zkfVV3ps1Bhd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(105)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pelletizing companies (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zmBSflZsnTm1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(337)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_z3eIl8iSxbCi" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(34)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zVV3D8wE8el3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(349)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zxGFawfW3am2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(15)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zXG7pxQklxpe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(100)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_fKGkp_zIvzrQlBFoC8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(17)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_z9DKZ7B9s0h5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zOr9MiihUjwl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(397)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zt6GZ7yvtzXc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(279)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zoxc6Jy4liv4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(227)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Norte Energia S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--NorteEnergiaS.a.Member_zGw7Dch7YvAl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(135)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--NorteEnergiaS.a.Member_zUO1mlgctaX3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(114)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--NorteEnergiaS.a.Member_zJAuMD2pDIJc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(101)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_z8ewRMRS51K" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zBftkRXUQX5e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zpY0ZiOGIoD1" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(10)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zjnU4mc7SRk4" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zlEaRCtt1tBk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zVvlbKYeFnEh" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zEgxWPIcAJT7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;476&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zNfrrExV5Rv9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(998)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zw6srzf0cvW2" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(37)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zyTudeMoqRx9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;645&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_z9k3KsgsNEof" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(857)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zxaHtU2qj644" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(13)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zvGloyInHt9g" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;372&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zk6wZjxnhE8f" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(546)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesMember_zOhevomU1KMh" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associates&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;VLI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zvMjr3mTZGW2" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;289&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zw156ygpIvIi" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_z7aJABhDLgCe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zlzqawI6pMCi" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;255&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zQwc8X2U9X2i" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(21)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zgCkTxH8n4Nc" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zrjw6sJ7ShJ9" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;235&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_z2hmQJVR98Hf" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(25)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zEkXmAjymsO4" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_zk44ThG9X2pc" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_zvBvQPXDGrsa" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_zXvte8oT9S32" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_zbOlRUBq4SDi" style="border-top: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zLbI6qkX8m58" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;290&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zJifRDDb5Xh" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(26)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zr1skLwIo013" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(3)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zDyLFhi1ma49" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;256&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zFymXFGxPcY7" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(21)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zgnu5YxBWVAa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(2)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_z3XIlatmLMFl" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;240&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_zd1DLLWHQlQ" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(25)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_ziMyiGDkFlA6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Major shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Bradesco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_zWoYnxUiUhd3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;381&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_ztSv9TWYRUSd" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(528)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_z0Um8WHcgaC3" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;(49)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Banco do Brasil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_zSduPiJdjWfg" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_z0a8vuaNwfid" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_z86DVZunJej" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Mitsui&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_zM4gKSe7qVy" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;416&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_zNdwKVcXayMj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;261&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_zLAcvNcR3Y7d" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;185&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zszStCTIfGn8" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;416&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zQWEjKzLGuii" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; border-bottom-color: teal; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;384&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zTlQ8wMkUNR6" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; border-bottom-color: teal; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;261&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zGM4BOQCLbzh" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; border-bottom-color: teal; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(515)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_zCSRmiAp17Oe" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;185&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_z3RL6bbqEqC" style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(32)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total of continuing operations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_ziw6vZtQ9Qel" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,182&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_znQlsqUWoQfg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(1,024)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20220101__20221231_zu3pdzvMVw7e" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;344&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_zYJW6bGaUNlj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,162&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--CostOfSoldRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z0PI7QskCGBk" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cost and operating expenses"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(878)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--FinancialResultRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20210101__20211231_z2z2MUuvDlw9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Financial result"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(530)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions_pn6n6_c20200101__20201231_zHR3BgrC9vFi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Net operating revenue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;797&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Companhia Sider&#xfa;rgica do Pec&#xe9;m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zpIg1MS48S5l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;91&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zAry8teMwFB3" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zzXINP8KsBj5" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;74&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaSiderurgicaDoPecemMember_zHaODZAKwv4l" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Companhias de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaDePelotizacaoMember_fKGkp_zrfN9sZd8xs7" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--CompanhiaDePelotizacaoMember_fKGkp_zIAMR0fxlsB9" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zqJ9L9C91sHc" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zafSo8tzjrhl" style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_z27fJ1jmBp13" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_zvtOwMN3HCDe" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;95&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;117&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;75&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;96&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associates&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;VLI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zx4S3Mv0GUL1" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_z3C2prN4luc4" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Major shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Bradesco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;335&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;154&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_zAXCuB1LqyOj" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,746&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_zSFn0CKDO1ra" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Banco do Brasil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BancoDoBrasilMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;79&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Mitsui&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;89&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MitsuiCo.LtdMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;365&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;89&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;154&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,825&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MajorStockholdersMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Pension plan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PensionPlanMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PensionPlanMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;365&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;211&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;272&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--CashAndCashEquivalentsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Cash and cash equivalents"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1,825&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Accounts receivable"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;109&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DividendReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAxis__ifrs-full--AggregateContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Dividends receivable and other assets"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;104&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0C_zVASuoZ9uCpd" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F1D_zM7b0ZIc5tO2" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o, Companhia
&#xcd;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&#xe7;&#xe3;o.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 31%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Supplier and contractors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial instruments and other liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Supplier and contractors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial instruments and other liabilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joint Ventures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pelletizing companies (i)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;63&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_pn6n6" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_zOMgbLcdLdQ1" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--PelletizingCompaniesMember_zhFJOET7KnE" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;393&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;MRS Log&#xed;stica S.A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zqxcGCsIarO6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--MrsLogisticaS.a.Member_zqJL6zeRWZR9" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherJointVenturesMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;151&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;400&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;70&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--JointVenturesWhereEntityIsVenturerMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;393&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associates&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;VLI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zq1vAnk1YQBc" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_znCu8DzCOlr7" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;53&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zISi37bPfSy" style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_iI_pn6n6_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--VliS.a.Member_zM6KnGqYelx1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;47&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_980_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--OtherAssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;53&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--AmountsPayableToSupplierAndContractorsRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Supplier and contractors"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98B_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__ifrs-full--AssociatesMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;47&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Major shareholders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Bradesco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20221231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;75&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_ecustom--DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesRelatedPartyTransactions_c20211231__ifrs-full--CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis__custom--BradescoMember_pn6n6" style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right" title="Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;265&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Mitsui&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_496_20210101__20211231_zCMQSEwWOup6" style="padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: center"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2020&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Profit sharing program (&#x93;PLR&#x94;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;24&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;20&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;18&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Long-term benefits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Shares based&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 4.25pt; padding-left: 2pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
&lt;td style="width: 0"/&gt;&lt;td style="width: 21.3pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="a_038"/&gt;32.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_823_zIpvBvzvh1o9"&gt;Commitments and guarantee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: navy; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: bold 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A; text-align: justify"&gt;a) Commitments&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfCommitmentsAndContingentLiabilitiesExplanatory_zj48tq6Dhdp4" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Commitments and Guarantee - Commitments (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B8_zcABYzuYVcp5" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of commitments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_490_20221231_zNwqM1pmMPu5" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20211231_z9gVUjtlI2Ac" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 64%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--FinancialGuaranteesWithoutRegistrationEffect_iI_maCOPDzzdP_maCOPDzpzA_zYqaNRvT3v1i"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial guarantees without registration effect&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,534&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,015&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--PurchaseEnergyPayments_iI_pn6n6_maCOPDzzdP_maCOPDzpzA_z33mhhb0LGbi"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Purchase of energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,605&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,746&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--ContractualObligationPaymentsDue_iTI_pn6n6_mtCOPDzpzA_zKEBPF18Dojj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,139&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,761&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p id="xdx_8A1_z3siKTMNd1vk" style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Commitments arise mainly from contracts for the acquisition
of fuel and power and the purchase of raw materials and services. They represent the minimum required and non-cancelable payments related
to contractual obligations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;b) Guarantee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_898_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfInformationAboutLiquidityArrangementsGuaranteesOrOtherCommitmentsWithThirdPartiesThatMayAffectFairValueOrRiskOfInterestsInStructuredEntitiesExplanatory_pn6n6_z2lYLQ5zz8Zj" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Commitments and guarantee - Guarantee (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_z5WgauI8WCKg" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of
    guarantee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 42%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guarantee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guarantee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssociatesaAndJointVenturesMember_zsDfNtjvLgZ8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Guarantee"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,522&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssociatesaAndJointVenturesMember_zhkvaglLjQHa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10121"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_ecustom--OthersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssociatesaAndJointVenturesMember_fKGkp_zrut05aeI1s5" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssociatesaAndJointVenturesMember_zWjzmYtYUAr4" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Guarantee"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;1,513&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssociatesaAndJointVenturesMember_zKTn1vpdNqQa" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10127"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_ecustom--OthersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssociatesaAndJointVenturesMember_fKGkp_zvwoAw9stqV2" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;542&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Assets retirement obligations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_985_eifrs-full--ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssetsRetirementObligationsMember_zvq5V7RxKFq1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Guarantee"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;644&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98C_eifrs-full--CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssetsRetirementObligationsMember_zkw5OxKnd2o8" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;73&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--OthersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssetsRetirementObligationsMember_fKGkp_zU6wJeDLAzAe" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10135"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_983_eifrs-full--ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssetsRetirementObligationsMember_zWwqkems7Rh6" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Guarantee"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;605&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;td id="xdx_981_ecustom--OthersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--AssetsRetirementObligationsMember_fKGkp_zn9vpFLiHam1" style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10141"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Loans and financing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_989_eifrs-full--ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--LoansAndFinancingMember_zFvgRAFsaKF5" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Guarantee"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10143"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98E_eifrs-full--CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--LoansAndFinancingMember_zYKLHoPBLAg" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10145"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98A_ecustom--OthersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--LoansAndFinancingMember_fKGkp_zgbQiOpaZFX" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10147"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98D_eifrs-full--ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--LoansAndFinancingMember_z8XBxZokSTU" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Guarantee"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;82&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_eifrs-full--CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--LoansAndFinancingMember_zhCGlPvAzQw9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10151"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_ecustom--OthersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231__ifrs-full--TypesOfHedgesAxis__custom--LoansAndFinancingMember_fKGkp_z5nVa9rp2jfj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="-sec-ix-hidden: xdx2ixbrl10153"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_986_eifrs-full--ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zUZeTsFZWSx2" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Guarantee"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,166&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_982_eifrs-full--CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_zxpmyJsRpAKj" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;73&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_98F_ecustom--OthersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20221231_fKGkp_zFoMK9nR2jLi" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;103&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_984_eifrs-full--ExposureToCreditRiskOnLoanCommitmentsAndFinancialGuaranteeContracts_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zx4KOfhbFfT9" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Guarantee"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2,200&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_988_eifrs-full--CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_zqOdqZWy5Lpl" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Restricted cash"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;50&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_987_ecustom--OthersLiabilities_iI_pn6n6_uUSD_c20211231_fKGkp_z4rmnUq2EpJd" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right" title="Liability"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;542&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; width: 100%"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F0A_zjo08eW9CyL5" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 3%"&gt;(i)&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td id="xdx_F1F_zPR6l4K7ol78" style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -0.01pt; width: 97%"&gt;The fair value of these financial guarantees is recorded as &#x93;Other financial liabilities&#x94; (note 14).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p id="xdx_8A2_z2RRX0KrbFH1" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 14.2pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guarantees for associates and
joint ventures -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company has issued financial guarantees to certain associates and joint ventures to the extent of its
direct and indirect ownership interest. In 2022, there was an improvement in the credit risk rating of the associates and as a result
of the decrease in the probability of default on the guaranteed debts, resulting in a gain in the amount of US$&lt;span id="xdx_900_eifrs-full--AmountsRemovedFromEquityAndAdjustedAgainstFairValueOfFinancialAssetsOnReclassificationOutOfFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeMeasurementCategoryBeforeTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20220101__20221231_z2G6O7iLbzj8" title="Gain amount"&gt;481&lt;/span&gt; (2021: US$&lt;span id="xdx_903_eifrs-full--AmountsRemovedFromEquityAndAdjustedAgainstFairValueOfFinancialAssetsOnReclassificationOutOfFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeMeasurementCategoryBeforeTax_pn6n6_uUSD_c20210101__20211231_zQO5iZ7t4lMb" title="Gain amount"&gt;312&lt;/span&gt;) (note
6).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#160;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guarantees related to asset
retirement obligations -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company has financial guarantees provided for the asset retirement obligations
of its Energy Transition Materials operations in Canada. In addition, for Indonesia, as collateral in relation to the bank guarantees
issued by the bank in relation to the reclamation and mine closure guarantees Vale has bank deposits as collateral in relation to the
bank guarantees issued by the bank in relation to the reclamation and mine closure guarantees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fixed assets given as guarantee
for loans and financing -&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Company had loans and financing amounting to secured by fixed assets, which were terminated on
June 30, 2022. In addition, the securities issued through Vale&#x92;s wholly owned finance subsidiary Vale Overseas Limited are fully
and unconditionally guaranteed by Vale and no other subsidiary of the Parent Company guarantees those securities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCommitmentsExplanatory>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCommitmentsAndContingentLiabilitiesExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_895_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfCommitmentsAndContingentLiabilitiesExplanatory_zj48tq6Dhdp4" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Commitments and Guarantee - Commitments (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8B8_zcABYzuYVcp5" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of commitments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_490_20221231_zNwqM1pmMPu5" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td id="xdx_499_20211231_z9gVUjtlI2Ac" style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 64%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--FinancialGuaranteesWithoutRegistrationEffect_iI_maCOPDzzdP_maCOPDzpzA_zYqaNRvT3v1i"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Financial guarantees without registration effect&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;6,534&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;5,015&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--PurchaseEnergyPayments_iI_pn6n6_maCOPDzzdP_maCOPDzpzA_z33mhhb0LGbi"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Purchase of energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,605&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;2,746&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--ContractualObligationPaymentsDue_iTI_pn6n6_mtCOPDzpzA_zKEBPF18Dojj"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; color: White; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;Total&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9,139&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 4.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7,761&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
</ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCommitmentsAndContingentLiabilitiesExplanatory>
    <vale:FinancialGuaranteesWithoutRegistrationEffect contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" decimals="-6" unitRef="USD">6534000000</vale:FinancialGuaranteesWithoutRegistrationEffect>
    <vale:FinancialGuaranteesWithoutRegistrationEffect contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" decimals="-6" unitRef="USD">5015000000</vale:FinancialGuaranteesWithoutRegistrationEffect>
    <vale:PurchaseEnergyPayments contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" decimals="-6" unitRef="USD">2605000000</vale:PurchaseEnergyPayments>
    <vale:PurchaseEnergyPayments contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" decimals="-6" unitRef="USD">2746000000</vale:PurchaseEnergyPayments>
    <vale:ContractualObligationPaymentsDue contextRef="AsOf2022-12-31" decimals="-6" unitRef="USD">9139000000</vale:ContractualObligationPaymentsDue>
    <vale:ContractualObligationPaymentsDue contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" decimals="-6" unitRef="USD">7761000000</vale:ContractualObligationPaymentsDue>
    <ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInformationAboutLiquidityArrangementsGuaranteesOrOtherCommitmentsWithThirdPartiesThatMayAffectFairValueOrRiskOfInterestsInStructuredEntitiesExplanatory contextRef="From2022-01-01to2022-12-31">&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="xdx_898_eifrs-full--DisclosureOfInformationAboutLiquidityArrangementsGuaranteesOrOtherCommitmentsWithThirdPartiesThatMayAffectFairValueOrRiskOfInterestsInStructuredEntitiesExplanatory_pn6n6_z2lYLQ5zz8Zj" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse" summary="xdx: Disclosure - Commitments and guarantee - Guarantee (Details)"&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span id="xdx_8BC_z5WgauI8WCKg" style="display: none"&gt;Schedule of
    guarantee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-right: 3.7pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color: white"&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"&gt;&lt;b&gt;December 31, 2021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; width: 42%; background-color: white"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guarantee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 1%; text-align: right"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guarantee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; width: 9%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Restricted cash&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt; text-align: right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liability (i)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 1.45pt; padding-left: 1.45pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"&gt;Associates and joint ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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